Taharah Process 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...

Perimenopause and continuous staining

I am 54 years old. I have been married for 30 years and began using the mikvah about 10 years ago when my husband and I started living an observant life. My periods came very regularly and I have never had any major questions or concerns regarding the obs...

Finding the right rabbi

Hi. Thank you for your wonderful site.
I recently moved and I need to find a taharat hamishpacha rabbi that I am comfortable with. The rabbi we had been using until now is great and makes me feel very comfortable. He is however very hard to reach. N...

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 ...

Accepting lenient rulings

I listened to Mrs. Braunstein a"h's review classes on taharat hamishpacha. in which she emphasizes, repeatedly, the importance of asking questions of a rav. She said that preferring to be stringent rather than show a question is incorrect.
She said ...

Did hefsek on day four

I got my period on Friday. I finished bleeding on Sunday night but didn't think I could do a hefsek taharah till Tuesday (day five). However, I did do a bedika during the day on Monday to see if I had stopped bleeding and I had. But then on Tuesday I forg...

Bedikot with Nuvaring

I have been using the Nuvaring for contraception. Every time I go to the mikveh, I take it out and then replace it after I have immersed.
I have also been taki...

Bleeding two days after mikveh while weaning

Due to pregnancy and breastfeeding, I recently became niddah for the first time in 2 years. I am on the mini pill and in the process of weaning my daughter, so my hormones are out of whack. I got a clean hefsek taharah, counted 7 clean days, and went to t...

Bedikot & delayed immersion

If I fell ill on the seventh day of the seven clean days and only did one bedikah in the morning, do I have to do another bedika if I am better on the ninth day...

Extra bedikah invalidated hefsek?

I have a question concerning niddah. I did my hefsek taharah yesterday afternoon. It was clean. But I was nervous that I did not go up far enough and do it properly, so I did another one a couple hours later (which may have been after sunset). The bedikah...

Time zones & counting seven clean days

I am wondering how I count the 7 clean days if I am flying internationally from Europe to Los Angeles i.e., do I count days of the week or hours?

Missed day one bedikah after moch question

I am currently on my third month of Clomid, and because of some spotting I was having during my clean days, my Rabbi told me to just do a bedikah on the first and last days.
Although the hefsek I did on Saturday was fine, I had to ask a question abo...

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