Participation of Grandparents in a Celebration During Mourning
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Question
Grandparents who are in mourning, are they allowed to participate in their grandson's Bar Mitzvah?
Answer
They may participate, but should not wash hands for bread, unless they are serving as waiters, in which case they are permitted to wash hands for bread, even in Shabbat clothes.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 391.
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