#5744 Is a Lady New Face?
Question
Can a woman be counted also for “Panim Chadashos”(see above)?
Answer
Poskim rule that a woman , even a very eminent and distinguished one, can not be a “Panim Chadashos” since she is not part of a minyan of ten needed for the blessing. (Ritva, Ketuvos 7b, see Nitei Gavriel 87: 3).
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a
Answered by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
Published: January 10, 2026
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