Cutting Nails During the Thirty Days for a Sensitive Person
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Question
During the thirty days of mourning, a person has very long nails. It is very unpleasant for him, and he does not know how to cut them with his teeth or hands. Can he ease the cutting of nails using scissors?
Answer
Rabbi's answer: Not everyone can claim to be sensitive, as explained in Siman 581, and one must consult a wise person.
The priorities for sensitive individuals are as follows: first with teeth or hands, one can start with scissors and finish with mouth or hands.
If this solution is not comfortable, one can ease the cutting of nails by a non-Jew,
and if not possible by a non-Jew, another Jew should cut.
If another Jew is not possible, in a case where it is unpleasant, one can ease it by oneself.
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