Schedule and Curriculum
for Aveilus:
Syllabus Program
Summarization of the Laws of Mourning
Approximate number of summary lessons for the Laws of
Mourning – 83
Division of Topics and Amount of Summarizations for each Topic:
The Laws of Kriah(1) (siman 340): 8 Summaries
The Laws of Onen(2) (siman 341): 3 Summaries
A Groom in Mourning (siman 342): 2 Summaries
The Funeral, The Eulogy and other particulars in the handling of the
deceased (siman 343-368): 15 Summaries
Tumat Meis(3) and Kohanim (siman369-373): 8 Summaries
The Laws at the Commencement of the Mourning and the Clearing of the
Grave 
siman374 -375): 7 Summaries
The Laws Pertaining to the Shiva(5) (siman 376-396): 25
Summaries
The Essence of Avelut (7) and the Laws Pertaining to Mourning on Yom Tov
and Shabbos (siman 397 -401): 9 summaries
The Laws of Shemuoh(8) and the Collecting of the Bones (siman 402-403): 6
summaries
Every Week 2 summaries will be presented; 8 summaries per month.
Timetable for the total program on summarizations of Avelut: approximately 10
months (approximate)
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(1) Kriah – the tearing of the clothing for mourning
(2)Onen – the intermediate time from when one first hears that a close relative has died and until the person is buried
(3) Tumat Meis – ritual impurity of the dead body
(4) Kohanim – the Priests should be wary of going near the deceased person
(5) Shiva – the seven days of mourning
(7)Avelut – the period of mourning
(8) Shemuoh – when one hears that a relative has died