Hearing the Blessings of the Torah from a Woman

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Question

A man who cannot recite the blessings of the Torah himself, can he fulfill his obligation by hearing them from his older sister?

Answer

If there is no man in the area who can fulfill the obligation for him, and he cannot recite the blessing himself because he is uncertain for some reason whether he should bless (in which case he does not bless, as in cases of doubt regarding blessings, we are lenient), he can fulfill his obligation by hearing them from her. Isn't it the case that for the blessing of the Torah, which is a Torah commandment, we do not say that in cases of doubt regarding Torah commandments we should be stringent?

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 47

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