Moed Katan 14b: Kriyah at the Kosel on Erev Shabbos: Because You’re Sad — or to Make You Sad?

07/08/2025 2 min

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Episode Synopsis

If someone visits the Kosel on Erev Shabbos, does he tear kriyah? What if he’s not crying—should he tear anyway? In this episode, we tackle the core question: Is kriyah a reaction to existing emotion, or a halachic tool meant to create that emotion? We explore the geder of kriyah in aveilus and for seeing the Makom HaMikdash, based on the sugya in Moed Katan and Rav Moshe Feinstein’s teshuvah in Igros Moshe. A clear breakdown of the lomdus and how it plays out in halacha lemaaseh.

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