“…It has recently come to the attention of the Beth Din that on Simchas Torah in various shuls women have been given a Sefer Torah to dance with in the Ezras Noshim [women's section]. This is strictly forbidden according to Halachah. Women are not to be handed a Sefer Torah under any circumstances and in any location.…Women dancing with tbe Sefer Torah profanes the sanctity of the Sefer Torah and in Rabbi Soloveichik's ztl words violate the halachic etiquette of the synagogue.…”