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1. Location of the Shiva Home:[1]
Ideally, the family is to sit Shiva in the area that the Niftar passed away, and consequently have the Minyanim of the Avel take place there. [If the family is unable to sit Shiva in the area that the Niftar passed away [such as if he passed away in the hospital], then they are to sit Shiva in the home that the Niftar used to live in.[2] If this too is not possible, then they are to sit Shiva at any location of their choosing. See Chapter 18 Halacha 1 A-B!]
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The soul of the Niftar:[3] The soul of the deceased is found in the home that it lived in throughout the seven days of Shiva. |
[1] Rama 376:3 in name of Maharil; Rama 384:3 in name of Or Zarua; Levush 376:3; Mavor Yabok Imrei Noam 35; Kitzur SHU”A 207:5; Nitei Gavriel 91:1-2
[2] Nitei Gavriel 91:2 based on Pirkei Derebbe Eliezer 37; Rokeaich 316; Tanya 67 that the soul of the Niftar comes to the home that he lived during the Shiva
[3] Mavor Yabok Imrei Noam 35; Daas Torah 384; Torah Leshma 520 in name of Arizal
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