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As far as “the back of the bus”, I would say that the woman who is willing to sit still for 4-5 hours of speeches, does not want to be front and center in a mixed venue. The mechitza is something they want.
“The organizers dont make money from gas and tolls”
I’m just wondering about the total cost to the frum community for the event.
Cherrybim, you are so wrong! The Beis HaMikdash did have a mechitza — during Simchas Beis HaShoeva when many women came. That mechitza is the mekor for having a mechitza in shuls or at simchos (even if women do not dance).
“during Simchas Beis HaShoeva when many women came”
It was an elevation, a seperate area; not a mechitza.
Cherrybim, you are so wrong! The Beis HaMikdash did have a mechitza — during Simchas Beis HaShoeva when many women came. That mechitza is the mekor for having a mechitza in shuls or at simchos (even if women do not dance).
As I’ve said before, this is the Machlokes whether a mechitza is required in this day as well. It is a Machlokes Rishonim. Rashi in Succah and the Rambam in Yad hold there was no physical Mechitza, just a separation. Rambam in POerush Hamishna is Mashma there was a physical blockage.
Later day Poskim (such as the Satmer Rov, I believe) say that even though there was no mechitza in the Bais Hamikdash, we need it due to Niskatnu Hadoros.
This is why the great shuls had balconies for women rather than a machitza, so that the women could see as was the case in the bais hamikdash.
I attended the last siyum hashas and pretty sure I remember some sort of screen/curtain being lowered from the ceiling intermittently as a mechitzah (possibly for when we said tehillim? Don’t remember exactly, but I was in the “upper section” in the women’s section. Still have my ticket even 🙂 )
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