Question:
I am an Avel for my mother, my father is in a nursing home they are making a Chanukah party with music am I allowed to attend it is for his happiness that I would attend
Answer:
Try to be there at a different time, and not when there is music and a party. However if this can't be done you may be there.
Additional reading:
- Games During Avelus
- Swimming/ going to the beach or pool during after shiva
- Attending a siduur party while in avalus
- Year of Mourning and Attending Shabbos/Yom Tov Meals Outside the Home
- Can a zeidy who is in aveilus for a parent, attend the bris of a grandson?
- Eating a meal with others outside my home during aveilus
- Travelling on Chanuka