[Avodah] RMF on separtaion of sexes

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Eli Turkel asked:
> How did RMF allow mixed seating at his daughter's wedding
> to Rav Tendler?

R' Zev Sero responded:
> Because a wedding is not a public event, since it's by invitation
> only. OTOH since a beis ha'avel is open to the public, RMF
> requires a mechitza there.

This is an important distinction. I have a friend who once had a job as the chaplain of a Jewish nursing home. Prior to taking the job, he asked his rav about the nursing home's shul, which had separate seating but no mechitza. His rav answered him with RZS's logic: because the shul is not open to the general public, but only to the residents and their guests, it was okay. That rav may have cited RMF, but I'm not sure.

Akiva Miller

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