Yahrzeit on Friday and usually prays Mincha at Plag.
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Question
Someone who usually prays the Friday Maariv at Plag Mincha and has a yahrzeit for his mother on Friday, until what time should he fast?
Answer
According to the Sephardic custom: one must specify at the time of accepting the fast that he only accepts it until after Maariv at Plag Mincha, and if he did not specify, he must fast until the stars appear.
According to the Ashkenazi custom: if the first time the yahrzeit fell on a Friday he completed his fast until after the stars appeared, he must continue to do so every time the yahrzeit falls on a Friday. If this is the first yahrzeit after the passing or the first time he wishes to fast, he can fast until after Maariv, and it is good to stipulate at the time of accepting the fast that he only accepts it until after Arvit. Even if he did not stipulate, it is forbidden to fast until the stars appear. If this is not the first yahrzeit he fasted, but it is the first time the yahrzeit falls on a Friday, when in distress, he can rely on those who are lenient to eat while the day is still large after Arvit.
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