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Mikveh night on Tisha B’Av
July 21, 2004

Question

My 7 clean days end on the night Tisha b'av begins.
Do I skip the mikveh on Tisha b'av night?
Should I go on the night we break our fast or the following night?

Answer

Women do not immerse in the mikveh on the night of Tisha B'Av and the mikvehs are closed.

Immersion should be when the fast ends, after you break your fast. Since you will already have finished counting the seven clean days on the eve of Tisha B'Av, you do not have to wear white underwear or do additional bedikot on the day of Tisha B'Av.

See here for more information about preparing for mikveh when you immerse after the fast.

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