Taharah Process Archives - Nishmat Yoatzot Halacha

Extended bleeding after miscarriage & surgery

I recently lost twins, a boy & a girl, at 19 weeks gestation. I tore badly while in labor and needed extensive surgery. My doctor tells me it will take months before I heal and I will continue bleeding lightly for a couple of months at least, possibly...

Taharah Process & vesatot with HRT bleeding

I am reviewing the halachot with a friend who is post menopausal, on HRT (hormone replacement therapy), which makes her have withdrawal bleeds, and about to marry for a second time. Does she count the withdrawal bleeds as normal periods, and should she st...

Where to get bedikah cloths

Do all mikvaot sell bedikah cloths? Can I just ask to buy some when I get there or is there somewhere else I can purchase them?
Thanks so much for having this website/service. It has been a great help.

Women learning to evaluate their own stains: part 2

In response to the answer I received:
1. Most women go to their local Orthodox rabbi to get a psak on nidda stains. Did all these rabbis really do that much train...

Women learning to evaluate their own stains?

I would like to understand why women are not taught how to determine which stain makes them a nidda. Why should whatever knowledge rabbis or yoatzot possess to make these judgments not be accessible to every woman? This way they will not have to be comple...

Bedikot with busy hospital job

I work full time as a medical professional and am often in the hospital until late, after the time to perform my bedikot. Unfortunately it has led to sometimes forgetting/being unable to perform my hefsek, especially in the winter. (A moch is almost impos...

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...

Red stain turning to brown

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There have been times when my bedikah has had a red stain but then when I look again a little while later after it has dried, the stain has turned brown. What if, by the time I show it to a rav...

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 ...

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