Cutting Nails During the Thirty Days of Mourning for the Purpose of a Mitzvah Immersion
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Question
A woman whose immersion night falls during the thirty days of mourning for her brother, how should she handle cutting her nails?
Answer
For the purpose of a mitzvah immersion, a woman in mourning during the thirty days may be lenient, and the order of priorities is as follows: she may be lenient by having her nails cut by a non-Jew,
and if that is not possible by a non-Jew, she should have her nails cut by another Jewish woman.
And if that is not possible by another Jewish woman, she may be lenient by doing it herself.
In practice, in our times, it is lenient for the woman to cut them herself with a tool, as otherwise it will not be done nicely and will be a barrier.
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