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| | Shiv'ah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Shiv'ah (שבעה Hebrew: "seven") is the name for Judaism's week-long period of grief and mourning for the seven first-degree relatives: father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, or spouse. |
 | | No mourning may occur on Shabbat (the weekly day of rest), nor may the burial take place on Shabbat, but the day of Shabbat does count as one of the seven days. |
 | | If prayer services are organised in the house of mourning, it is customary for an adult mourner to lead the prayers when capable (in Orthodox communities, this obligation and honor is extended only to adult men). |
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