Family Outing During the Year of Mourning
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Question
Hello, I am in a year of mourning, and the extended family - not the mourners - are going to the park. Am I allowed to join them? Are there any restrictions? Thank you
Answer
Hello
A mourner is not allowed to go to the park with extended family or friends, [except for going out with the immediate family], even if there is no food involved.
If they insist on him joining, he may go, but not to an outing that involves food.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 391, Se'if 25: "For all the deceased, it is forbidden until 30 days to go on distant business trips, as it causes great publicity and resembles joy when traveling in a large caravan and many rejoice on the way; for father and mother, until friends urge him and say: go with us." Therefore, it is forbidden to go out with extended family even if he does not eat.
Rema, Siman 392, Se'if 2: "And the custom is not to eat at any meal in the world for all 12 months, if it is outside his home." This is due to the meal of friendship, where friends and companions usually gather together and eat. But with the immediate family, it is permitted to eat outside as they are not friends, and just as they eat at home, they can eat outside. And even though other people are dining in the restaurant, nevertheless, there is no connection between them, and each one dines on his own.