Listening to Women Sing
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- Chazal (Brachot 24a) explain that the voice of a women is considered a intimate expression of a women which is forbidden for a man to heat just like he’s forbidden from exposure to something sexually arousing. Halacha limits the prohibition to the singing of a women. [1]
- This prohibition applies at all times and not just when one is reading Shema. [2]
- This halacha should be approached with reverence. [3]
- Many authorities are lenient when two women sing together because two voices can’t be heard simultaneously. [4]
- Some are lenient if one doesn’t know what the women looks like. [5] while others are strict. [6]
- Some are lenient if one is careful not to focus on the women’s voice. [7]
