Reuven Feinstein

And he didn't really explain to Londoners why there should be a difference between chassidahs and hespedim, which the Gemara says requires a mechitza.

So I had the privilege to speak to Reuven Feinstein for about 20 seconds since I gave the shiur.

And he was in the neighborhood, and I walked him to his car.

And I asked him this question, and he didn't directly answer me, but he did provide some interesting context.

Because he's bringing about spiritual purity through the mikvah, it will serve as spiritual purity for his possible previous sins.

But then Rebbe Reuven Feinstein, the son of Rebbe Moshe Feinstein, explained.

He says...

The fact that he is so concerned about the atonement for this sin means that he already did two parts of the three-part process of teshuva, which is regret and acceptance for the future.