An atzeres will be held today, Sunday, 9 Cheshvan 5774 at 18:00, at Bar Ilan Junction in Yerushalayim following the shiva of Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef ZT”L. Security and EMS personnel preparing as tens of thousands are expected to take part in the event.
10:00:
Chativat Harel Street will close to vehicles between Mitlah Pass and Sanhedria.
14:00:
The Sanhedria Beis Hachaim will close to everyone.
15:30:
Yirmiyahu, Bar Ilan, Golda Meir, Levi Eshkol and Shmuel HaNavi Street closures will begin.
Police suggest using Begin Highway and Jerusalem’s Route 1 as alternate routes during the street closures.
The information hotline will begin operating at 14:00 to provide real-time traffic reports. 1-700-553-100.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Can someone explain? Do Sfardim have different halachos of aveilus? The kvura was Monday night. That should mean that the shiva ends Monday morning, not Sunday.
Doesn’t the shiva conclude on Monday morning?
Does anyone konw if the aveilim are still accepting visitors this afternoon or tonight in Har Nof?
The Shiva starts when they begin to sit Shiva and not from the time the body is buried.
Minhag yerushalmi for at least sepharadim is that the sons do not go to the cemetery, The children of the Maran began to sit shiva right after the Hespedim, so they would get up today.
The sefaradi minhag is that on the last full day of shiva, they have public hespedim for the niftar. Per minhag Yerushalayim, they will go to the kever tomorrow after getting up from shiva.