Conduct During Niddah Archives - Page 6 of 11

Arguments during niddah

Thank you for your wonderful website. Here is my question:
I have been married for a couple of years and recently I figured out a pattern in my marriage where many times when I am a niddah, my husband and I will have an argument. We have little disa...

Perspective on harchakot after miscarriage

I recently had a very painful miscarriage after being pregnant for 5 months. Although the doctor said that the bleeding normally lasts for 5–7 days after the procedure (it was a D and E), it’s been almost 2 weeks and there is no sign that I wi...

Harchakot and mikveh post-surgery

My husband and I follow the laws of family purity very closely. I recently found out I might be having major abdominal surgery for a large hernia. I am due for my period pretty soon. If I get my period and have the surgery before I can go to the mikvah, o...

Embarrassed and frustrated by not passing

Hello. I am at the end of my rope with the "no–passing" halacha. Time after time I am presented with situations where there is some urgent need to pass something to my husband, and the constant obsessing necessary to ensure that the time of month is...

Tension during niddah

Thank you for having such an informative website and offering such important help. I am a newlywed ba’alat-tshuva, age 33. My husband and I are having terrible fights while I am Read More

Can’t keep from touching

Hi I have been married for six months. My husband and I always wanted to keep taharat hamishpacha completely correctly. We both learned about it in depth and vowed to keep it right. We always try to keep from touching but we never can. We both know it is ...
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Mother and son: niddah restrictions?

My son was just bar mitzvah. Is he allowed to touch me during my 7 white days? Am I allowed to tuck him in and still kiss him at bed? Do I follow niddah laws for him too?
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Covering hair while niddah

Can you please tell me what the halachos are regarding covering one’s hair at home in front of one’s husband when one is in niddah?
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Adjusting to a new baby, harchakot, and feeling lonely

Hi! I bh gave birth to a delicious baby last week. I am finding keeping the harchakos post partum very hard. I would like to hear from an emotional and practical perspective how we can make this work?
1. How to practically do the "no passing" thing ...
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My husband’s away – can I sleep in his bed?

If I am a nidda and my husband is out of the country can I sleep in his bed?
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Permitted activities during niddah

What kind of activities can a couple do during the time of niddah that can keep communication and joy alive between them instead of arguments and/or avoidance due to tension fueled by lack of physical intimacy?
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Incidental contact while niddah

Regarding the requirement to avoid touching when nidah. When my wife and I walk together, there is sometimes some slight incidental accidental contact. Similarly, when we sit together at our small table, it may h...
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