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# There is a major dispute if it is necessary to have a mechitza for a wedding meal.<ref>Igrot Moshe YD 4:24 doesn't require a mechitza at a wedding since it isn't a public event, it is exclusively for those invited. Birkat Reuven Shlomo 7:61 argues with Rav Moshe and requires a mechitza for a sit down gathering at a wedding or meal. Shevet Halevi 8:281 writes that for a Sheva Brachos meal they need a mechitza that is at least Ten Tefachim high even though that wouldn't suffice for a mechitza in shul.</ref> | # There is a major dispute if it is necessary to have a mechitza for a wedding meal.<ref>Igrot Moshe YD 4:24 doesn't require a mechitza at a wedding since it isn't a public event, it is exclusively for those invited. Birkat Reuven Shlomo 7:61 argues with Rav Moshe and requires a mechitza for a sit down gathering at a wedding or meal. Shevet Halevi 8:281 writes that for a Sheva Brachos meal they need a mechitza that is at least Ten Tefachim high even though that wouldn't suffice for a mechitza in shul.</ref> | ||
==Above the Aron== | ==Above the Aron== | ||
# It is permitted to do normal activities on the second floor or roof above the Aron Kodesh. However, one shouldn't sleep there or do any inappropriate activities there.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 151:12. The Taz 151:4 blames this sin for the death of two of his children. The Bet Yosef cites the Mordechai Shabbat n. 228 quoting the Maharam who wasn't sure whether it is permitted to use the area above the Aron on the second floor. He proves from Gemara Pesachim | # It is permitted to do normal activities on the second floor or roof above the Aron Kodesh. However, one shouldn't sleep there or do any inappropriate activities there.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 151:12. The Taz 151:4 blames this sin for the death of two of his children. The Bet Yosef cites the Mordechai Shabbat n. 228 quoting the Maharam who wasn't sure whether it is permitted to use the area above the Aron on the second floor. He proves from Gemara Pesachim 86a that there's on prohibition on the roof. He concludes that one should avoid doing a disgraceful activity above the Aron on a regular basis such as sleeping there. Bet Yosef also notes the Maharik who suggests that the upper stories above the Aron are holy based on the comparison between our shuls and the Bet Hamikdash.</ref> | ||
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