Yahrzeit Observance in Leap Year

Question

If a person was niftar during Adar of a regular year, when does one observe the yohrzeit during the leap year (Adar I or Adar II) ?

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Answers

  1. The Ashkenazic custom is to commemorate the Yahrzeit in the first Adar. The Sephardic custom is to commemorate it in the second Adar.

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