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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...

Continous staining with Depo Provera

A while ago I got a Depo Provera shot and instead of getting my period as normal I started staining and have been now for about 20 days. The staining basically looks like tinted discharge and when I do a bedika I get a little red blood at the center. I am...

Hefsek after sunset

I tried to do a hefsek on days 5 and again on day 6 of my cycle, which were both not clean. I managed to get a clean hefsek yesterday (day 7), but this morning (day 8) I found some red spots on my underwear and therefore did not do a morning bedikah. This...

Missed sh’kiah by a few minutes

I almost forgot to do my hefsek taharah this evening, and remembered at 16:59, I live in Modiin and from where I checked shekiah was at 16:53. Is there any way my hefsek can still be counted so I don't need to wait an extra day?

Can’t get perfectly clear hefsek

I can't seem to get a perfectly "clear" hefsek tahara. I have stopped bleeding but any time I try for one it comes out with a light brown stain on the cloth. The color of the stain seems to me the same color that I had previously asked a rav (a few years ...

Bedikah after sunset

I did a bedika at 6:08 PM on Thursday night. According to myzmanim.com sunset was 5:59 and nightfall was 6:36. Did I miss the day?

Grounds for leniency very close to sunset

This is a followup question about the hefsek at 5:28
Sorry to be difficult, but looking at the zmanim again. On the website it says that shkiah was at 5:28 5 seconds. The hefsek was...

Missed sunset by seconds?

I may have missed shkiah by a matter of seconds. I remembered I needed to do a hefsek tahara, looked at a clock connected to digital radio (i.e., very accurate) and it said 5:28 then raced into bathroom and did it without washing. It only took less than a...

Might have missed sunset

On Shabbos, I had an afternoon nap, woke, quickly did a hefesk taharah, put on a robe, ran downstairs to see the time and it was 6:23pm. Candle lighting was 6:02. I doubt more than two minutes passed between getting on a robe and going downstairs, so it's...

Hefsek with toilet paper

I have a question about the timing of my hefsek tahara, this past Monday. I realized around 4pm as I was getting ready to do my hefsek that I did not have any bedikah cloths on me and I was at my job, which is in a small office setting, and did not have a...

Preparing early for hefsek

I was wondering how long before you perform the hefsek and moch you can begin cleaning the area? I am going to be driving at the time of sunset/insertion of the moch, and would like to prepare for it before I get in my car (4 hours before sunset) so that ...

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...

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