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Question on early afternoon hefsek

Thank you for your wonderful site. If a hefsek tahara was performed in the early afternoon, let's say 1 pm, is it valid? If it had a slight brown color, and was brought to a Rav, who said it was okay, but was not told that it wasn't performed at the prope...

Barely managed clean hefsek

This past Wednesday was the final day of my period. It normally takes me a few tries to get a clean hefseq taharah. It's epecially hard when sunset is so early. On Wednesday I was rushing before sunset and I did a whole bunch of bedikot. All of them had s...

Moch: cleaning, timing, color

I've been trying to get a clean hefsek for a couple days. Last night I douched a bit prior to sunset, to make absolutely sure there would be no remaining stain from prior bleeding, did a bedikah, and put in a tampon as my moch. I left it in overnight, as ...

Waiting between bedikot or after shower

I have a question about waiting before doing a bedika. I was taught to wait 10 minutes after a shower to do a bedika. I was also taught to wait a couple minutes between bedikot so that discharge would return and there would be something on the cloth to ch...

Morning shower before hefsek?

If I am at work all afternoon and not able to shower, can I shower in the morning and do the Hefsek Taharah at work?

Leniency for seven clean days?

Hello,
My husband and I observe the laws of niddah. I am interested to understand why the 7 clean days after the end of a woman's period were instituted and whether there is any leniency regarding their observance? It is not uncommon for me to have a...

Washing before hefsek & bedikot

First of all, thank you for such a good website…such a big help for so many women worldwide. I am newly married, for 6 month b"h. and I'm not clear about this one issue. I just did my hefsek taharah and moch dochuk. My period is usually about 4 to ...

Is a wet bedikah cloth safe?

I’ve heard that there are risks associated with douching. I clean myself internally with a wet bedikah cloth before a hefsek tahara. Does this share some of the sa...

Sending pictures of bedikot

I am currently abroad and I’m not sure if my Hefsek Tahara is clean / kosher. I don’t know of any Rav nearby that specializes in this area and wanted to know if I could send a picture on here and if someone / a rav could offer an answer? If no...

Forgetting hefsek and pills

I did my hefsek and moch dachuk today, but it may have been too late. It was after shekiah and a few minutes before halachic tzeit. The sky was not fully dark and I could still see the rays of the sun going down. Lately I have been forgetting to do it on ...

Post-menstrual brown staining

I typically wait until Day 6 of my period before performing a hefsek tahara because I know that I always have remnants following Day 5. Because I don’t want to be overly strict, I decided to do a hefsek on Day 5 this month. The hefsek was clear. The...

Difficulty getting clean hefsek

For the last couple of cycles, I have been having difficulty getting a clean hefsek. I am not actively bleeding throughout the day (although underwear does get spotted and I see various stain colors on tissues). However, when I attempt a hefsek, it comes ...

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