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Mourning – Housewarming (Chanukat HaBayit)

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Question

May a mourner within the first thirty days participate in a friend’s housewarming (Chanukat HaBayit) according to Sephardic practice? And does it make a difference whether it is the meal or the order of the tikkun (Torah study)?

Answer

One may participate in the Torah study, but not in the meal. 

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