Nishmat's Women’s Health and Halacha
In memory of Chaya Mirel bat R' Avraham
Taharat HaMishpacha
Becoming Niddah
The Niddah Status
Sensation of Menses (Hargashah)
Stains (Ketamim)
Toilet Paper
Bleeding from Trauma (Dam Makkah)
Halachic Questions
Becoming Tehorah
Becoming Tehorah: Overview
Minimum Wait
Hefsek Taharah
Moch Dachuk
Shivah Neki’im (Seven Clean Days)
Bedikot
Halachic Questions
Stains (Ketamim)
Conduct while Niddah
Conduct While Niddah: Overview
Eating Together
Affectionate Service
Avoiding Touch
Beds
Appropriate Dress
Sense and Sensitivity
Caring for a Spouse
Disability and Illness
Mikveh
Mikveh Overview
Barriers to Immersion (Chatzitzot)
Preparation (Chafifah)
Checklist for Tevilah
Immersion (Tevilah)
After Immersion
The Mikveh Attendant
Timing & Scheduling
Shabbat & Yom Tov Mikveh
Natural Bodies of Water
Immersion for Non-Niddah Purposes
Mikveh Directories
Onot/Vesatot (Anticipated Menses)
Onot Perishah
Veset Calendar
Veset Hayamim (Dates of anticipated menses)
Veset Haguf (Symptoms of Menses)
Veset Kavua (Established Veset)
Onah Beinonit (Average Onah)
Yom Hachodesh (Hebrew Date)
Haflagah (Interval)
Vesatot & Hormonal Treatments
Onot During Pregnancy
Onot and Breastfeeding
The Jewish Calendar
Shabbat & Yom Tov Mikveh
Yom Kippur & Fast Days
Mourning Periods
Pesach
Concepts and Challenges
Basic Concepts
The Challenge of Taharat Hamishpacha
Shalom Bayit
Modesty
OCD and Niddah
Asking Halachic Questions
Life Cycle
Conception
Pregnancy
Taharat Hamishpacha in Pregnancy
Prenatal Testing
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Fasting
Pregnancy Loss & Neonatal Loss
Childbirth
Postpartum
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding in Halacha
Breastfeeding & Fasting
Perimenopause & Menopause
Weddings
Setting the Wedding Date
Premarital Genetic Testing
Preparing for the Wedding
Hymenal Bleeding (Dam Betulim)
Wedding during Niddah (Chuppat Niddah)
Kallah Companion
Intimacy
Marital Intimacy
Establishing a Chazakah
Sexual Pain Disorders
Shalom Bayit
Marriage Companion
Health and Halacha
Family Planning
Permissibility
Choosing a Method
Combined Hormones (Estrogen & Progesterone)
Progesterone-Only Contraception
IUD
Barrier Methods, Spermicides, & Gels
Spermicides: Medical Aspects
Natural Methods
Emergency Contraception
Contraceptive Efficacy
Rav Yehuda Henkin’s Rulings on Family Planning
Hotza’at Zera & Semen Collection
Gynecological Procedures
Niddah & Scheduling
Cervical Biopsy
Colposcopy
Endometrial Ablation
Hysterectomy
Hysteroscopy
IUD Insertion and Removal
Manual Examination
Pap Smear & HPV Test
Speculum Examination
Vaginal Ultrasound
Gynecological Conditions
Endometriosis
Fibroids
Menstrual Irregularity
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Sexual Pain Disorders
Urinary Stress Incontinence
Vaginismus
Fertility
Fertility Evaluation
Fertility Treatment
Ovulating Before Immersion
Egg Donation & Surrogacy
Support for Fertility Challenges
Yoatzot Halacha Fertility Counselors
Hotza’at Zera & Semen Collection
Egg Freezing
Halachic Supervision for Assisted Reproductive Technology
Fertility Treatments & Fasting
Pregnancy Loss & Neonatal Loss
Breast Health
Breast Self-Examination
Breast Cancer
Mikveh after Cancer Treatment
Extending or Manipulating Cycles
OCD and Niddah
Female Reproductive Anatomy
Communicating with your Physician
Resources
Resources & Links
Breast Cancer
Domestic Abuse
English Books
Support for Fertility Challenges
Hebrew Books
Related Websites
Glossary
Halachic Terms
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Jewish Women’s Health
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Mikveh Directories
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