Question
In honor of the Rabbi
On Friday I get up from shiva and the seventh day comes out on shabat. Am I allowed to shower before Sabbat?
Answer:
It is not a permit to shower in honor of shabbat, since you stand within the seven days of mourning, and mourning is forbidden in bathing your entire body in hot water even in honor of the shabbat, and even though the next day you rise from the shiva.