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Participation in a Bar Mitzvah during the Year of Mourning

Question

Can a mourner within the year of mourning participate in a Bar Mitzvah that is not held on the exact day the boy turns 13?

Answer

It is permitted if he delivers a speech.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 391

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