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October 1, 2013 9:36 pm at 9:36 pm
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rebdoniel
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Suicides are considered to be mentally ill, not people who are reshaim. The Hatam Sofer said that we can assume that mental
Based on these opinions, and our contemporary knowledge of mental illness and suicide, I wouldn’t think a suicide is treated like someone worthy of being buried in a “special section.” That section of the cemetery was historically for people with tattoos, people who are mechallelei shabbat, etc.