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noun - a partition separating men and women in a synagogue
MECHITZOT - A mechitza (Hebrew: , partition or division, pl.: , mechitzot) in Jewish Halakha is a partition, particularly one that is used to separate men and w...
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A mechitza (Hebrew: , partition or division, pl.: , mechitzot) in Jewish Halakha is a partition, particularly one that is used to separate men and women. * The rationale for a partition dividing men and women is given in the Babylonian Talmud (Sukkah 51b, 52a). A divider in the form of a balcony was established in the Temple in Jerusalem for the occasion of the Simchat Beit Hasho'evah (Water Drawing Ceremony) on Sukkot, a time of great celebration and festivity. The divider was first established to preserve modesty and attention during this time. * During the middle portion of the 20th century, there were a substantial number of synagogues which considered themselves Orthodox but did not have one. However, the Orthodox Union (OU), the main body of Modern Orthodox synagogues in the United States, adopted a policy of not accepting synagogues without mechitzot as new members, and strongly encouraging existing synagogues to adopt them. Men and women are generally not separated in most Conserv |