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Question
Can an employee be a witness under the chuppah at the marriage of his employer?
Answer
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Shalom
There is extensive discussion about issue among contemporary Rabbanim and some are stringent and say it is not allowed to have an employee be a witness. The reason being that since the witness receives a salary from his employer, the Chatan, he cannot be objective about his testimony and t therefore this disqualifies him as a witness. On the hand, others claim that he is just being a friend which does not disqualify him.
Therefore, the Mesader Kiddushin, the Rabbi who conducts the Chuppa should be consulted and give the final word on the matter.
See:
ืจ ืืคืืกืงืื ืกื' ื"ื ืก"ืง ื"ื, ืฉืื ืืื ืืืง ื' ืืืืจื ืืืืื ืกื' ืข"ื,) ืชืฉืืืช ืืื ืืืืช ืืจื ื ืกืืื ืชืฉื"ื, ืืจื ื ืชืฉื "ื)
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