Q&A: Sitting Shiva for Someone Buried Outside the Land of Israel
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Sitting Shiva for Someone Buried Outside the Land of Israel
Question
Hello Rabbi,
If someone is buried outside the Land of Israel on Tuesday at a time when in the Land of Israel it is already Wednesday night, and then during the middle of the shiva they fly to Israel, do they observe according to the time of burial in Israel or outside the Land of Israel (on which day do they get up)?
Answer
By reasoning alone, it would seem that one should sit shiva for seven calendar days from the burial, regardless of one’s location.