Participation in Sheva Brachot During the Year of Mourning
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Question
Can she participate in the Shabbat Sheva Brachot?
Answer
If it takes place in a location where it is expected for her to participate, such as in the same city, and it would be strange if she did not attend, leniency can be applied if her husband enters first and she enters shortly after. This way, she is obliged to enter so that mourning is not publicly noticeable. However, this leniency is only permitted under all the aforementioned conditions and also in proximity as mentioned. Generally, leniency should not be applied, as there is an opinion that the prohibition of public mourning only exists when a mourning act is performed, not when one refrains from an action, such as being called to the Torah and refusing to go up, which does not constitute public mourning.