"Uncovering the shoulder may not be done except by the relatives of the dead person who are obliged to mourn over him. It may also be done over a Torah scholar".
What happened to this holy practice?
Full Version: Tur Oc 547
QUOTE (melech @ Feb 1 2008, 09:19 AM) 
"Uncovering the shoulder may not be done except by the relatives of the dead person who are obliged to mourn over him. It may also be done over a Torah scholar".
What happened to this holy practice?
What happened to this holy practice?
We do kriah in the shoulder area.
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QUOTE (doodlehead @ Feb 2 2008, 11:21 AM)
We don't. Anyway, this is something different, a practice that has fallen into the netherworld of not practiced practices as per the Mishnah Berura's comments.
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