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October 26, 2014 4:28 am at 4:28 am #1136721
Joseph
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“There’s no mitzvah to show respect to uncles & aunts.”

Rabbeinu Yona in Sefer HaYira 203 writes that one is obligated to honor their uncles and aunts. He makes a Kal VaChomer from the obligation to honor a stepparent. See also Sefer Chareidim Perek 12:3 and the Chida in Birchei Yosef.