Cutting Nails During the Thirty Days of Mourning for Medical Reasons
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Question
During the thirty days of mourning, if someone has an ingrown nail on their hand, is it permitted to cut the nail?
Answer
It is permitted to cut the nail itself, and it is preferable for a non-Jew to do it. If that is not possible, a Jew may cut it, and if that is also not possible, one may cut it themselves. Other nails may only be cut with a change.
Source
It seems that it is not prohibited in cases of pain and illness, and it is preferable for someone else to do it, as explained regarding a woman who needs immersion. Other nails are prohibited to cut without a change, as explained in Shach, SK 4, that a mohel is permitted to cut only the nails necessary for the circumcision and not other nails along with the permitted ones.
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