Bedikot Archives - Nishmat Yoatzot Halacha

Is each bedikah a mitzvah?

Is there an actual mitzvah to do bedikot when in niddah (in order to become tehora) or it's just part of the taharah process? I am asking this because I was told that I could do one bedikah a day for seven days (rather than 2x a day) but when discussing t...

Unsure about discarded brown hefsek

I am on the pill and have always been able to do a clean bedikah on the fifth day since I started with this cycle over a year ago. This last time I had a small stain on the bedikah cloth (more brown then red) but did not keep the cloth to give to my husba...

Small spots on bedikot

I would like to know what is considered spotting during the seven clean days.
Is slight pink or a dot of red on the cloth considered a spotting which will make the clean day invalid?

Bedikah with tampon during seven clean days

I got my period last Tuesday morning and was able to do a clean bedikah on my first try Shabbat afternoon. On Sunday, I found two small, dark yellow stains on my white underwear. Neither is larger than a dime, but together the area would be larger than a ...

Pale pink that disappeared

I had a stain. Five days later I did a bedika that was fine. I then put in the moch. I had to keep it for about 3 hours because I was going somewhere. When I took it out, I saw a very pale pink stain on the side of the cloth. When I checked the moch the f...

Red spotting after bedikot

I got married 3 months ago, and I have been on the pill for 2 months (we have not been able to have sexual intercourse). For the past week I have had my period and now for the last 4 days every time I do a bedikah I get blood again after 10 minutes, only ...

How deep should bedikot go?

How deep does a bedikah/hefsek tahara have to go? I learned that it has to go as deep as possible, and then into all cracks and crevices, and have always done so. However sometimes my vaginal canal is dry and I can't go so deep, and I never thought that w...

Safety of bedikot after miscarriage

How long after a miscarriage is it safe for me to do a bedikah?

Bedikot with IUD

I recently got an iud and soon I need to do a hefsek. I'm extremely nervous that when I go in and turn the strings will get moved and possibly move the iud out of place. Please advise, thank you.

Safe to do a hefsek four weeks postpartum

I am postpartum now 4 weeks. My bleeding has stopped. I can start counting my seven days at anytime. However, I am concerned about performing the hefsek taharah. My doctor instructed me not to place anything internal until 6 weeks postpartum and I am stil...

Inadvertently laundered questionable bedikah

Thank you so much for your wonderful service.
I left out the bedikah cloths from my hefsek taharah (Sunday) and this morning's bedikah (Monday) because I was unsure if the morning bedikah was good. My husband inadvertently tossed them into the laund...

Orange on hefsek

I was out of my house the whole day today. I used a white undershirt to do my hefsek taharah. I wet the cloth and did not wring it out very well, but used different parts of the shirt to clean myself out and then do the hefsek. I could not get a completel...

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