Participation of Mourning Grandparents in a Grandson's Bar Mitzvah
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Question
Bar Mitzvah, can mourning grandparents participate?
Answer
They can participate as usual, and even eat, but not wash hands. If serving as a waiter, they may even eat, and even in Shabbat clothes.
Source
Yoreh De'ah, Siman 391.
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