I read in Shulchan Aruch that a woman can make kiddush for a man, but it seems to me that there's a kol isha issue with doing so publicly, i.e. at a table at a shul or large gathering. Are there any sources that perhaps rule otherwise?
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The seridei esh has a teshuva about zemirot on shabbat and other דברים שבקדושה where kol isha is not necessarily an issue– bondonkCommented Feb 12, 2023 at 10:04
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1Is there a kol ishah issue when she talks at the table the rest of the meal?– AlexCommented Mar 14, 2023 at 23:25
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Tavo me'era would be the bigger issue, I figure.– ShalomCommented Jul 12, 2023 at 14:30
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Kol isha is about singing - kiddush doesn't require singing– mblochCommented Nov 4 at 4:15
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Yalkut Yosef siman 271 doesn't mention Kol Isha, just that it would be immodest if it's not her immediate family. He says furthermore that it is immodest if she is reciting it for a man. How this translates into practical situations is very context-dependant and should be decided with the aid of one's LOR.
answered Feb 12, 2023 at 10:00
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Dozens of rishonim also don't mention kol isha judaism.stackexchange.com/a/45064/759– Double AA ♦Commented Feb 12, 2023 at 12:13
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1As with most issues of modesty, context is everything. Unless he is positing a formal prohibition (which I don't think anyone does here) this is entirely context dependant– Double AA ♦Commented Feb 12, 2023 at 12:15
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@DoubleAA indeed, he has written, like many do, "immodesty" into halacha, yet is very vague about it and therefore one should consult one's LOR for context dependent situations Commented Feb 12, 2023 at 12:25
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I believe Ovadia Yosef rules that women publicly reading prayers and reading from scripture are not automatically qol isha. Secular songs are qol isha– AaronCommented Mar 14, 2023 at 19:15
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Is she making kiddush because the man is unable to say it himself? Commented Nov 4 at 1:28