>>The difference(me: between going around in a bikini and singing) is that Lifnei Iver is violated in that the viewer of a
woman in a bikini likely would have sexual thoughts?hirhurim. The
listener to a female singer in an opera likely would not, nowadays.
Hence, no Lifnei Iver.<br>>>A women's voice is still ervah in that
Chaza"l decreed that one may not recite a davar shebik'dusha while
hearing her sing, regardless of the presence or absence of hirhurim.
But that is a different Halachic category.<br>>>Rabbi Yehuda Henkin<br><br> Does this mean you pasken kol isha is muttar lechatchila nowadays except for devarim shebikedusha? That's a chiddush.<br> Also, the previous poster said that walking around in a bikini is assur in front of non-jews. Is there any problem causing hirhurim for goyim? What if it's possible there are jews there, but it
<br>is impossbile to tell, and they are a meeut? Are they batel b'rov?<br> KT,<br> Mike Wiesenberg<br>