Kiddush for Listeners in Another Room
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Question
Hello! I conduct Kiddush and Havdalah on Shabbat and holidays in hospital wards. The question is: Can I perform them in the corridor of the ward loudly so that all the patients sitting in their rooms can fulfill the obligation, even if they are not in the same room as the one making the Kiddush? (And is it permissible to do this initially for those who are not ill?)
Answer
Hello
It is permissible initially to perform Kiddush, and the listener can be in another room, or even in another house.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Laws of Shabbat, Siman 273, סעיף 6
If he made Kiddush in his house and his neighbor heard, and his table is set before him, he fulfills the obligation, as it is considered a place of the meal. This is provided that the listener intended to fulfill the obligation, and the one reciting intended to fulfill it for him.
Mishna Berura, Siman 273, סעיף קטן 28
(28) If he made Kiddush - and it is permissible initially to make Kiddush in his house so that his neighbor living in another house can hear.