Cutting Nails During the Thirty Days with the Mouth and Starting with a Tool
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Question
During the seven days of mourning, when it is forbidden to cut nails with a tool but allowed with a change, is it permissible to start cutting toenails with scissors and finish with the hand?
Answer
Permitted.
Source
Responsa Shevut Yaakov, Part 3, Siman K: "I also instructed, according to what is concluded there in Beit Din, Siman Shatz, that it is forbidden to cut nails with a tool, but with hands or teeth it is permitted. And it is difficult to cut thick nails with hands or teeth. Only cutting entirely with a tool is forbidden, but if one cuts a little with a knife and then cuts the nails with hands or teeth, it is permitted, and this is correct."
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