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# One may listen to his own wife but not while he is praying or saying a beracha.<ref>Rama OC 75:3 </ref> | # One may listen to his own wife but not while he is praying or saying a beracha.<ref>Rama OC 75:3 </ref> | ||
# Some poskim are lenient to allow one to listen to his wife even while she is a Nidda.<ref>Chemdas Moshe 58, Sh"t Yabea Omer YD 4:15, Umekarev Biyamin vol. 1 pg. 163 </ref> Others are strict.<ref> Iggerot Moshe YD 2:75, Aruch Hashulchan OC 75:23, Kitzur S"A 153:10, Avnei Yashfei OC 2:5</ref> | # Some poskim are lenient to allow one to listen to his wife even while she is a Nidda.<ref>Chemdas Moshe 58, Sh"t Yabea Omer YD 4:15, Umekarev Biyamin vol. 1 pg. 163 </ref> Others are strict.<ref> Iggerot Moshe YD 2:75, Aruch Hashulchan OC 75:23, Kitzur S"A 153:10, Avnei Yashfei OC 2:5</ref> | ||
===Non-Jewish Women=== | |||
# One may not listen to a non Jewish girl sing under any circumstance, even if they are below the age of eleven.<ref> Iggerot Moshe OC 4:15:2 </ref> | |||
==Multiple Women== | ==Multiple Women== | ||
# Some authorities are lenient when two women sing together because two voices can’t be heard simultaneously. <Ref>Sh”t Sridei Esh 2:8 quoting Rav Azriel Hildesheimer and Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch. Chatan Sofer (Taharat Yadayim 14) agrees. </ref> However, most poskim seem to disagree. <ref> Beer Sheva (Beer Mayim Chaim 3), the Steipler (cited in Journal Ohel Moshe 1992), Sh"t Shevet Halevi 4:197, Badei Hashulchan Nidah 199:119, Kinyan Torah 85, Avnei Yashfei 2:5, Ishei Yisrael 55:32, and Nitei Gavriel Yichud pg. 348 </ref> | # Some authorities are lenient when two women sing together because two voices can’t be heard simultaneously. <Ref>Sh”t Sridei Esh 2:8 quoting Rav Azriel Hildesheimer and Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch. Chatan Sofer (Taharat Yadayim 14) agrees. </ref> However, most poskim seem to disagree. <ref> Beer Sheva (Beer Mayim Chaim 3), the Steipler (cited in Journal Ohel Moshe 1992), Sh"t Shevet Halevi 4:197, Badei Hashulchan Nidah 199:119, Kinyan Torah 85, Avnei Yashfei 2:5, Ishei Yisrael 55:32, and Nitei Gavriel Yichud pg. 348 </ref> | ||
