Mourning when the body is not buried and hope of burial is lost
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Question
A person kidnapped in Gaza, who is confirmed (according to testimonies and recordings) to have been murdered there, and the body is still held in Gaza. Should one sit shiva before the burial?
Answer
Since he was kidnapped not for money, as soon as hope of burying him is lost, all the laws of mourning apply, even if they lost hope thirty days after the death.
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