In memory of Chaya Mirel bat R’ Avraham

In memory of Chaya Mirel bat R' Avraham

How to calculate onot
September 13, 2004

Question

My cycle usually begins 35-37 days after the last cycle started. How am I supposed to know when my onot are? What days do I do a bedika?

Thank you in advance.

Answer

Your onot perishah are calculated as outlined in the articles on the site – the same Hebrew date, the interval between the last two periods, and day 30. On each of these days you observe the onah (daytime or night-time) corresponding to the beginning of your last period. Our article How to Keep a Calendar should help you get started.

Keep track for a number of months of your exact interval. If you have 3 consecutive intervals of 32 days or more more, then, according to the posek of our site, you are exempt from observing yom hachodesh and onah beinonit, until you have a shorter cycle.

On each onat perishah you need to abstain from relations and do at least one bedikah. Please read the articles on the site for a detailed presentation of this topic, and feel free to get back to us with additional questions.
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