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Participation of Mourning Grandparents in a Grandson's Bar Mitzvah

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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