I assume the halacha that the voice of a woman is like nakedness only applies to girls over the age of bat mitzva, if so would Levite girls younger than that age have been able to participate in the singing of the Levi'im in the temple?
The prohibition applies to girls above the age of 3. And children that young would probably not be allowed to serve, for practical if not halachic reasons.
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2"The prohibition applies to girls above the age of 3." Aside from not actually being true according to everyone, the "prohibition" is rabbinic and may not apply in the Temple or have always applied at all. Plus she'd be singing in a choir which is fine according to many and, being in the Temple, she'd obviously be fully Tehorah. – Double AA♦ May 8 '17 at 3:32
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1"And children that young would probably not be allowed to serve, for practical if not halachic reasons." Why say probably when the Mishna addresses this issue directly? And why post an answer if you're just guessing? – Double AA♦ May 8 '17 at 3:33
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