Rav Ovadia Yosef Rejects Megilla Reading on Zoom
By Rabbi Haim Jachter | January 21, 2021 Modern authorities have vigorously debated whether a sound heard through a microphone, hearing aid (which functions much like a microphone), or telephone shares the status of the original sound. This issue impacts the fulfillment of numerous mitzvot, such as listening to the blowing of a shofar or to Torah and Megilla readings, by hearing them through these electronic media. Rav Ovadia Yosef (Teshuvot Yechave Da’at 3:96) strongly endorses the stringent opinion. How Does a Microphone Work? Before addressing the halachic aspects of elect...
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