Showing posts with label Tefillah: Mechitzah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tefillah: Mechitzah. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
A mechitzah for one woman?
Hi,
Where a group of men are davening and one or two women are present, and this is not an on-going occurrence, no mechitzah is required. [This assumes that the men will not see anything they are not permitted to see while davening. - MT]
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:12:2)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Mechitzah in a shivah house
Hi,
When people daven in a non-synagogue location which is not open to the public, then there need not be separate spaces for men and women. [This assumes that the men will not see anything which they are prohibited from seeing during prayer. - MT]
A house of mourning is generally considered open to the public, and so there should be separate spaces. However, where those present refuse to separate one may view this as a temporary place of prayer, and separate spaces would not be required.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:12:1)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
When people daven in a non-synagogue location which is not open to the public, then there need not be separate spaces for men and women. [This assumes that the men will not see anything which they are prohibited from seeing during prayer. - MT]
A house of mourning is generally considered open to the public, and so there should be separate spaces. However, where those present refuse to separate one may view this as a temporary place of prayer, and separate spaces would not be required.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:12:1)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Mechitzah - Height? Part II
Hi,
As with the previous two posts, this may be subject to debate, but Rav Moshe Feinstein ruled that a mechitzah's height is measured from the floor of the adjoining sections. Therefore, a shul with a 60-inch mechitzah, but with a women's section raised 10 inches, would only have a 50-inch mechitzah.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 4:31)
מועדים לשמחה,
Mordechai
As with the previous two posts, this may be subject to debate, but Rav Moshe Feinstein ruled that a mechitzah's height is measured from the floor of the adjoining sections. Therefore, a shul with a 60-inch mechitzah, but with a women's section raised 10 inches, would only have a 50-inch mechitzah.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 4:31)
מועדים לשמחה,
Mordechai
Monday, April 9, 2012
Mechitzah - Height?
Hi,
This is subject to debate, but the opinion of Rav Moshe Feinstein was that a mechitzah should be higher than shoulder height, and so he recommended 60 inches.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 4:29-31)
מועדים לשמחה,
Mordechai
This is subject to debate, but the opinion of Rav Moshe Feinstein was that a mechitzah should be higher than shoulder height, and so he recommended 60 inches.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 4:29-31)
מועדים לשמחה,
Mordechai
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Mechitzah - Opaque?
Hi,
This is a controversial topic, but the position of Rav Moshe Feinstein was that a mechitzah for prayer should be entirely opaque, although there could be small holes which would not encourage frivolity.
Rav Moshe did acknowledge that some accept a mechitzah which has gaps of less than three inches.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 4:29, 32)
מועדים לשמחה,
Mordechai
This is a controversial topic, but the position of Rav Moshe Feinstein was that a mechitzah for prayer should be entirely opaque, although there could be small holes which would not encourage frivolity.
Rav Moshe did acknowledge that some accept a mechitzah which has gaps of less than three inches.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 4:29, 32)
מועדים לשמחה,
Mordechai
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