Definitions

1. noun

A partition or screen, typically made of curtains, used in the synagogue to separate men and women during services.

“During the Jewish wedding ceremony, the mehitsoth were drawn to separate the men from the women.”

2. noun

A screen or partition that separates men from women in a synagogue or other place of worship.

“The synagogue used a mehitzoth to divide the men’s and women’s sections during prayer.”