A Jewish man wants to say tehillim for his messianic mother who died recently. The guy is a convert. Is it allowed? What else could be done le'ilui Nishmat?
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3His mother isn't Jewish then he isn't Jewish. Is he a convert or did his mother think she was able to convert out of being Jewish? Just asking bc the question is unclear at the moment. Either way what makes you think praying for someone would not be allowed bc they aren't Jewish?– DudeCommented Dec 11, 2018 at 19:30
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As i stated that he is Jewish, it is understood that he covered– Rh HaokipCommented Dec 12, 2018 at 11:07
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3It was not understood which is why I asked. You would improve your question by clarifying this as well as adding why you think there is an issue with saying tehillim for someone not jewish– DudeCommented Dec 12, 2018 at 14:55
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I could hear that it's NOT allowed. If the son saying the tehilim is as if the mother was saying tehilim, and she isn't Jewish, it might be like teaching Torah to a non-Jew. But living a proper life according to Halacha is by itself an iloy neshama, and probably this would apply even to his technically unrelated mother.– MordechaiCommented Aug 20, 2019 at 21:00
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Yes it's allowed. The rule of thumb is that once your'e born a Jew you die as Jew, no matter what you did. The source is "ישראל שחטא ישראל הוא"
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Not only that, maybe in her last minutes in this world she repented. Jewish belief is that G-d's hand is always open to repentance. Commented Dec 11, 2018 at 12:43
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Offhand, I don't see any problem reciting Tehillim. Period. That's essentially what you're doing.– DanFCommented Dec 11, 2018 at 23:46
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