Renewing Clothes and Attending a Wedding within Thirty Days of a Sister's Passing
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A. For very close relatives, such as a brother getting married, it is permissible for close relatives to serve at the meal as waiters and the like.
B. According to the Ashkenazi custom, it is forbidden to buy new clothes all thirty days. In a case of necessity, she may buy, and let another woman wear it for a few hours before she wears it, so it is not considered new clothing. According to the Sephardi custom, this rule applies only to new white clothing.
C. Shoes are considered like clothing, and according to the Ashkenazi custom, this is also forbidden all thirty days, and in a case of necessity, the solution is the same as in section B.
D. Grooming eyebrows is considered like a haircut. According to the Ashkenazi custom, it is forbidden all thirty days. It is permitted only for a married woman if it causes her husband to be repulsed. According to the Sephardi custom, it is permitted after the shiva.