May one eat food in a Shiva home?

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1. Goses – Nearing death

1. Goses-Nearing death: A Goses is a person who is in such a deteriorating state of illness that his death is imminent and may occur at any moment.[1] [Some Poskim[2] rule that a true Goses is only one who will pass away within three days, as explained in Halacha A […]

Reading Koheles with a blessing

I was present in an Ashkenazi synagogue in Jerusalem on Shabbos Chol Hamoed Sukkos, and they read the entire book of Koheleth’s from a scroll with a blessing of Al Kerias Megillah and Shehechiyanu. I have never seen this before in my life and was wondering as to the source […]