Blind Person as the Officiant of a Kiddushin Ceremony | Sheilot

Blind Person as the Officiant of a Kiddushin Ceremony

Question

Is it appropriate and permissible for a blind person to officiate a Kiddushin ceremony?

Answer

Shalom,

 It is permitted lechatchila to appoint a blind person as the officiant for the kiddushin ceremony. 

Answered 6 August 2025 How answers are reviewed
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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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