[Avodah] RE; Ushpizin and Sheva Berakhos

[saul mashbaum]

RMBerger  wrote:

>This may sound silly but...

>Can one count the Ushpizin as panim chadashos for 7 berakhos?

At this point I don't see why one would consider such a possibilty. Are you in doubt as to whether the  Ushpizin count for a minyan? A mezuman? Do they affect issur yichud? I rather imagine the answer is "of course not". I don't know of any basis for thinking that panim chadashot is any different.

It is true that there is one non-corporal entity which counts as panim chadashot: Shabbat. AFAIK, this is the only such case. Do you have sources that indicate otherwise?

Saul Mashbaum