Mikveh Preparation Archives - Nishmat Yoatzot Halacha

Cartilage piercing a chatzitzah?

Is a cartilage piercing (it is a small post ring that does not press up against my ear) that I never take out as it is incredibly painful and causes infection every time I remove it considered a Read More

Dermabond glue after surgery

I just had my gallbladder removed and the surgeons used dermabond (the glue) instead of stitches. I have glue residue on my belly, not just between the approximating skin. Is the glue on my skin a chatzitzah? If that glue comes off before the mikvah time ...

Mikveh with hair extensions before wedding

I was wondering if it is permitted to go to the mikvah with hair extensions.
I want to get hair extensions for my wedding and it cannot be done the day of the wedding. It must be done at least a week beforehand.
Thank you.

Mikveh immersion with shingles

I have recently developed a case of shingles and have started to blister over. Can I immerse with the blisters? Is it a danger for other women to immerse in the same water, since the contagious part of the virus is in the blister? If I can't immerse at th...

Splinter under skin a chatzitzah?

I am supposed to be going to the mikvah tonight and have a pain in my toe. I was cleaning a hardwood floor after Shabbat and looked to see if there was a splinter that got in. I looked very closely and have not been able to see anything there. Is it a pro...

Immersion with shunt for insulin pump?

I have a bride who will be coming to the mikveh in the fall. She has Type I Diabetes and wears an insulin pump. The pump can be removed, but she has a piece that is attached to her body by a sort of catheter ⁄ shunt all the time. She changes this pi...

Mikveh immersion for blind person

What are the halachot related to a blind person immersing in the mikveh? If the responsibility of preparation and chatzitzot resides with the person immersing and not on the witness, how does a person verify that he/she is ready to immerse? Would the pers...

Found polish on toenail long after mikveh

A week and a half after I went to the mikva, I noticed a spot of nail polish on my toe. I have not put on any polish since going to the mikva. What am I supposed to do?

Is leaking milk a chatzitzah?

I am currently nursing and leaking milk a lot. I am trying to do my postpartum bedikos, and wonder what the halacha is regarding milk that leaks from my nipples when I am going to the mikvah. If this happens righ...

Immersing with earplugs?

I have a problem where water in my ear causes me to get ear infections and that has caused me to have a hysterical fear of water in my ears. A few years ago a Rabbi gave me a heter to wear earplugs when I immerse in the mikveh. Unfortunately he never gave...

Immersion with pinworms

Does having pinworms prevent you from going to the mikvah? Are you not allowed to tovel with pinworms?

Combing underarm hair

Why do I need to comb my underarm hair? I keep that hair short & have never found a knot in it. If anything I may be introducing dandruff from my head. Why am I combing it, aside from because that's what I was taught?

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