Hanukkah Party During the Year of Mourning
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Question
Can a woman in mourning hold a Hanukkah party with songs?
Answer
If there will be services and praises, it is possible, and if it is in her home, she can also eat, and if it is not in her home, she can be there without eating. For Sephardim, it is forbidden in any case if it is a feast of friends [according to the Shulchan Aruch]. Regarding songs, if the attendees light for them, the hostess does not need to go out.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 670, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 391.
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