Participation in a Bar Mitzvah during the Year of Mourning
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Question
Can a mourner within the year of mourning participate in a Bar Mitzvah that is not held on the exact day the boy turns 13?
Answer
It is permitted if he delivers a speech.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 391
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