Mechitzas – When do we need one? + Music Part III (a supplement to the previous Shiurim)

R’ Dovid,

To properly evaluate the appropriateness of the mitzva tontz, think about if there was one the other way around – between the Rebbetzin and the choson (in addition to or instead of the Rebbe & kallah).

Also, it occurs to me that it’s interesting that notzrim also have a wedding tradition involving a belt (garter).

I was a little surprised you didn’t mention the Gemara that says people who put music to Pesukim their tongues will be ripped out (or something along those lines). I heard in the name of r Pam ztl that he distinguished from “music/songs” and prayer, and the heter for a r shlomo etc is they are praying not singing a song. Unfortunately not all singers today are like that :). And in any case the recent growth of original heartfelt Jewish song seems to be a good thing vs grabbing the right syllables from tehillim for a tune u came up with/took from a pop band.

This also plays into the question of mikdash, one could argue a yishai ribo concert with 10k tides of all stripes singing Seder haavodah is about as close to the mikdash and a davar shebekedusha as we have had for 2000 years, so clearly a r Moshe mechitza makes sense (separate from the 5th Shulchan aruch obvious considerations).