Is a mourner obligated to send gifts of food (mishloach manot) on Purim?
Synopsis
There is dispute: one view holds a mourner is obligated even during shiva; the Rema holds mourners should not receive gifts during their 12 months of mourning, but if no other option exists, gifts must be sent unless the mourner declines.
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