Question:
My mother died 3 months ago. Can I attend a close family friend's funeral?
Answer:
Hamakom yinachem eshchem btoch shar aveilei Zion V'yerushalayim.
Yes you can. There is no problem with a person in aveilus to attend a funeral.
Best wishes
Additional reading:
- Avelus for a child vs parent
- Does an Ovel daven for the omud on Rosh Chodesh
- Receiving Workplace Gifts during the Year of Mourning for a Parent
- Attending a football match during avelus for a father
- Do I say yiskor in first year of avel or not
- Can I invite guests for shabbat meal during year of avelut for my father
- Watching TV/playing games on tablet during Shloshim and the year