Ask a non-Lubavitcher anything.

[ExGingi]

With a disclaimer about the title (if you don't know why, just ask @TimT to look up the reference).

Is getting maftir (or at least trying to get it) throughout the 11 months only a minhag Chabad, or is it customary in other circles too?

[Euclid]

With a disclaimer about the title (if you don't know why, just ask @TimT to look up the reference).

Is getting maftir (or at least trying to get it) throughout the 11 months only a minhag Chabad, or is it customary in other circles too?

In yeshivish/litvishe circles, this is the order of aliyah chashivus:

Shlishi
Maftir
[Shishi (if you have an atara or wear a gartel)]
Everything else

So to answer your question - yes maftir is a level above regular aliyas; though maftir yonah is a whole other magnitude.

[gozalim]

I think he meant specifically for yesomim

[Euclid]

I think he meant specifically for yesomim

Why specify 11 months?

[mushkovits]

non-Lubavitcher = Viznitz, Skver, yeshivish, belz, sefardish, bobov, Satmar, mizruchi, klaisenberg, gur, biala, boyan, rachmistrivka, machnivka, sadigur, vien, nitra, breslov, leluv, munkacs, or some other I left out?

[Something Fishy]

Or some other I left out?

Catholic, Protestant, Mormon, Sunni, Shiite, Nuterei Karta

[ExGingi]

Why specify 11 months?

11 months of Davening by the omud/saying kaddish.

[Euclid]

11 months of Davening by the omud/saying kaddish.

D'oh totally misunderstood. Thought you meant besides for Yom Kippur. Sheesh that's boneheaded.

Never heard of this. But that could because I'm not well versed in hilchos and minhagei aveilus bh

[AsherO]

Catholic, Protestant, Mormon, Sunni, Shiite, Nuterei Karta

“I’d like to try one of each please”

[ExGingi]

that could because I'm not well versed in hilchos and minhagei aveilus bh

May it remain that way forever!

[EliJelly]

With a disclaimer about the title (if you don't know why, just ask @TimT to look up the reference).

Is getting maftir (or at least trying to get it) throughout the 11 months only a minhag Chabad, or is it customary in other circles too?

Minhag Chabad? Lol, it's universal. Its brought down in רמ׳׳א יו׳׳ד סימן שע׳׳ו ס׳׳ד -
ע"כ נהגו לומר על אב ואם קדיש בתרא י"ב חדש וכן נהגו להפטיר בנביא ולהתפלל ערבית במוצאי שבתות שהוא הזמן שחוזרין הנשמות לגיהנם וכשהבן מתפלל ומקדש ברבים פודה אביו ואמו מן הגיהנם

[yesitsme]

Maybe the title should be "I need to get out more"

I remember when I learned that not everyone is up the night of the vachnacht, I always thought it's universal

And later found that not everyone celebrates a vachnacht (welcome to Lakewood)

[aygart]

Minhag Chabad? Lol, it's universal. Its brought down in רמ׳׳א יו׳׳ד סימן שע׳׳ו ס׳׳ד -
ע"כ נהגו לומר על אב ואם קדיש בתרא י"ב חדש וכן נהגו להפטיר בנביא ולהתפלל ערבית במוצאי שבתות שהוא הזמן שחוזרין הנשמות לגיהנם וכשהבן מתפלל ומקדש ברבים פודה אביו ואמו מן הגיהנם

Of course not always so practical if you daven in a regular minyan where they give out maftir.

[EliJelly]

Of course not always so practical if you daven in a regular minyan where they give out maftir.

That's where small shteibels come in handy.. (Not during the past year rch''l)

[ExGingi]

Minhag Chabad? Lol, it's universal. Its brought down in רמ׳׳א יו׳׳ד סימן שע׳׳ו ס׳׳ד -
ע"כ נהגו לומר על אב ואם קדיש בתרא י"ב חדש וכן נהגו להפטיר בנביא ולהתפלל ערבית במוצאי שבתות שהוא הזמן שחוזרין הנשמות לגיהנם וכשהבן מתפלל ומקדש ברבים פודה אביו ואמו מן הגיהנם

1. I asked because I mentioned it to someone and he said he only heard of getting maftir on Shabbos before the Yahrzeit.

2. קדיש י"ב חדש? Is that something that's done, or does everyone stop at 11 months?

[ExGingi]

Of course not always so practical if you daven in a regular minyan where they give out maftir.

So no splitting of the minyan into two separate קריאת התורה, or a separate minyan for קריאת התורה before Davening, when more than one person needs maftir?

[EliJelly]

So no splitting of the minyan into two separate קריאת התורה, or a separate minyan for קריאת התורה before Davening, when more than one person needs maftir?

Never seen that. Only splitting the minyan for Musaf the sahbbos before a yartzeit.

[EliJelly]

2. קדיש י"ב חדש? Is that something that's done, or does everyone stop at 11 months?

I've also seen stopping at 11 months, but I don't know the מקור. It is because you shouldn't show publicly that you consider your parent a רשע-
 משפט רשעים בגיהנם יב חודש

[Ver hut gazugt]

So no splitting of the minyan into two separate קריאת התורה, or a separate minyan for קריאת התורה before Davening, when more than one person needs maftir?

I think many communities won’t do it for Kaddish either. I know I was surprised when I heard it.

[yossig]

With a disclaimer about the title (if you don't know why, just ask @TimT to look up the reference).

Is getting maftir (or at least trying to get it) throughout the 11 months only a minhag Chabad, or is it customary in other circles too?

in most chsidish places they will usually give Maftir to an uvel. But there are some that are makpid not to give it for the first 11 months, like skver etc.