Reply To: Should one mourn the death of a Jew no matter who?

newhere, what?! Feeling sad for someone’s death is discarding halacha? There may be halachos of mourning in terms of sitting shiva or doing certain actions, but feeling sad is an emotion that is not bound by halacha. You can’t DECIDE to feel sad about something, just because it’s the halacha. Either you are sad, or you aren’t. Please don’t assume I don’t care about halacha simply because I have human emotions. That’s ridiculous.