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# It is proper to say Veyehey Noam on Motzei Shabbat in a mourner's house.<ref>Ben Ish Chai (Vayetzei no. 6), Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 3 p. 49)</ref>
# It is proper to say Veyehey Noam on Motzei Shabbat in a mourner's house.<ref>Ben Ish Chai (Vayetzei no. 6), Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 3 p. 49)</ref>
# In havdalah a mourner can make a bracha on besamim.<ref>Chazon Ovadia v. 3 p. 50 permits making besamim in a mourner's home in havdalah. He quotes the Yaskil Avdi 6:19:2 who explains that even though the gemara moed katan 27a states that one shouldn't bring besamim to a mourner's house, since the besamim in havdalah is only for the mitzvah it is permitted. He adds that this was the minhag. However, he quotes that Rav Elyashiv (Shiurim moed katan 27a) that the mourner shouldn't make besamim in havdalah.</ref>
# In havdalah a mourner can make a bracha on besamim.<ref>Chazon Ovadia v. 3 p. 50 permits making besamim in a mourner's home in havdalah. He quotes the Yaskil Avdi 6:19:2 who explains that even though the gemara moed katan 27a states that one shouldn't bring besamim to a mourner's house, since the besamim in havdalah is only for the mitzvah it is permitted. He adds that this was the minhag. However, he quotes that Rav Elyashiv (Shiurim moed katan 27a) that the mourner shouldn't make besamim in havdalah.</ref>
# Some say that the avel can say Shalom Aleichem if he is saying kiddush levana since his intent isn't really to greet people.<ref>Minchat Shlomo 2:96:13</ref>
===Hallel===
===Hallel===
# On Rosh Chodesh, the Ashkenazic minhag is not to say hallel in a mourner's house and they don't need to make it up when they go home<ref>Mishna Brurah 131:20</ref>, but the Sephardic minhag is to say it after the congregation leaves the room of the mourner or the mourner leaves the room. If there's no minhag the congregation can say hallel but the mourner shouldn't say it.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 3 p. 27). Ben Ish Chai (Shana Sheni, Vayikra no. 15) writes that they don't say hallel in a mourner's house on Rosh Chodesh.</ref>
# On Rosh Chodesh, the Ashkenazic minhag is not to say hallel in a mourner's house and they don't need to make it up when they go home<ref>Mishna Brurah 131:20</ref>, but the Sephardic minhag is to say it after the congregation leaves the room of the mourner or the mourner leaves the room. If there's no minhag the congregation can say hallel but the mourner shouldn't say it.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 3 p. 27). Ben Ish Chai (Shana Sheni, Vayikra no. 15) writes that they don't say hallel in a mourner's house on Rosh Chodesh.</ref>