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Music during pregnancy in Sefirat HaOmer – for concentration at work

Question

A woman at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy, who must continue working and feels that she can concentrate on her work only when she listens to music – is she allowed to listen to music while working?

Answer

Shalom and blessings. 

She is permitted to listen to music, for the sake of concentration at work. 

Answered 6 May 2026 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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