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The custom is to say it.

 Gesher Hachaim p. 203; Piskeiy Teshuvos 295:3; Nitei Gavriel 118:5

See this link by footnote 160

Chapter 20: Shabbos during Shiva

If you are not a son or daughter, then it is correct. If you are, then by Ashkenazim, we also tear the jacket, if you usually walk around with one [i.e. black hat jacket]. It should be torn as soon as you receive this information during the Shiva.

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Chapter 6: The laws of Keriah and Baruch Dayan Haemes

 

 

Yes.

No.

See: Pischeiy Teshuvah 381:1 in name of Tiferes Lemoshe; See Michaber 400:1 that even on Shabbos bathing remains forbidden, and certainly on Erev Shabbos; Nitei Gavriel 114:6

Chapter 19: Mourning laws applicable during Shiva

It is best not to do so.

see link and below

Chapter 13: Molid-Melting, Freezing, and reformatting foods on Shabbos

May one use a spray can of whip cream and the like?

Some[1] write it is forbidden to do so due to Nolad.

[1] Maor Hashabbos 13:60 brought in Shabbos Kehalacha 3 17:78 [p. 117]; Piskeiy Teshuvos 326 footnote 161; 321 footnote 330; See there that perhaps one can allow it on the basis that the person is simply pressing the button to expel the content, and is not actually creating it with his hands. See also Orchos Shabbos 15:28 that permits it.

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18. The Bracha on Boiled dough that is then fried or baked, such as bagels, Noodle Kugel, and Lasagna

 

About The Author

Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.

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