[Avodah] Mechitzah outside of a shul

[rebshrink at aol.com]

Since a shul is considered a Mikdash M'at, since in the Beit hamikdash 
a balcony was erected to separate men and women, we build a separation 
for men and women in our shuls.    Outside of our shuls, however, when 
there is no intention of creating a Kavuah place of dovening, a 
mechitzah is preferrable but may not be absolutely required.   In my 
NCSY days while traveling with teens, this issue came up numerous 
times.   Though I do not rememjber a written source, I know that Rav 
Moshe was asked what to do, and he instructed us that as long as the 
girls were in the back, though dovening with us, we could hold our 
Minyan.   Admittedly, this Heter might have been allowed because of 
Kiruv.   Does anyone remember anything further about Rav Moshe's P'sak 
for us.

Stu Grant