The Form of Tearing at the Western Wall
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Question
How should the tearing be done at the Western Wall?
Answer
In the Shulchan Aruch, it is written that one tears all his garments, by hand, while standing, on the left side, until the heart. The custom is to tear even with a tool, one garment, and a tefach. If it is easily possible to tear by hand, while standing, and on the left side until the heart, it is commendable to be stringent.
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