Ask the Rabbi
- Family and Society
- Separation between Men and Women
- General Questions
Question
Is Kol Isha forbidden in all circumstances? If so why does Arutz 7 sometimes broadcasts music sung by women? Should I turn the radio off at those times or not?
Answer
There are halachic opinions that permit hearing women singing on the radio or on tape or disc (Kedoshim Tihyu 7,5).
Shemiras Einayim- looking at women
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Elul 1, 5778
Sources for Mechitzah
Rabbi Gideon Weitzman | 23 Sivan 5765
Can a husband be present at his child’s birth?
Rabbi Gideon Weitzman | 4 Adar I 5763
