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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 hear just like he’s forbidden from exposure to something sexually arousing. Halacha limits the prohibition to the singing of a women. <Ref>Rama E”H 75:3 </ref>
+==Kol Isha Overview==
+# The Gemara (Brachot 24a) explains that the voice of a (married) woman is considered ervah, referring to that part of the body that is usually covered by women because it is sexually alluring when uncovered.   <Ref>This is brought down in S"A E”H 75:3 </ref>
 # This prohibition applies at all times and not just when one is reading Shema. <ref>S”A E”H 21:2 </ref>
 # This halacha should be approached with reverence. <Ref>Sh”t Yabea Omer 1:6 </ref>