How To Tear Keriyah Upon Seeing The Kotel
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The Daily Halacha Moment - How To Tear Keriyah Upon Seeing The Kotel
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Question:
How does one tear keriyah upon seeing the Kotel?
Answer:
Strictly speaking, when tearing one’s clothing upon seeing the Kotel, one is required to tear all of his garments [1]. However, the common custom is to tear only one garment [2]. If a person does not wish to rip his jacket, he should remove it and tear only his shirt [3]. One should tear the garment with his hand, not with any utensil [4]. The tear should measure a tefach in length and be made on the left side of the chest [5]. This keriah should be done unaided and while standing [6]. Once the garment has been torn, the tear should not be sewn up [7].
Sources:
[1]. Shulchan Aruch 561:4.
[2]. See Raavad in Hilchot Taanit 5:17, who writes that one only has to tear one garment, and not all of his garments. This is also the view of Chazon Ovadia, Arba Taaniyot, p. 439; the Chazon Ish, as cited in Orchot Rabbenu, vol. 1, p. 318; Minchat Shlomo 1:73; and Teshuvot VeHanhagot 1:331 & 4:131 & 5:166.
[3]. Teshuvot VeHanhagot 1:331.
[4]. Shulchan Aruch 561:4; Mishnah Berurah 561:12.
[5]. Shulchan Aruch 561:4; Mishnah Berurah 561:13.
[6]. Shulchan Aruch 561:4.
[7]. Shulchan Aruch 561:4; Chazon Ovadia, Arba Taaniyot, p. 438.
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