'Mourning' on Shabbat when refraining from shaving during the Omer
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Question
Should Sephardic yeshiva students in Ashkenazi yeshivas who do not shave until Lag BaOmer, and for example this year when on Shabbat Ashkenazim shave and Sephardim do not, are they violating public mourning which is forbidden, and if not, why? Explanation and source required.
Answer
Shalom Rav
There is no prohibition of 'public mourning' in refraining from shaving during the days of the Omer.
After all, all observant Jews do not shave until Lag BaOmer, despite there being several Shabbats during these days.