Q&A Archive - Nishmat Yoatzot Halacha

May not have emptied bladder before immersion

Can a woman use the Mikveh if she has a little bit of (questionable) urine in her bladder? That happened and just making sure was ok… Thank you

Mikveh after microphlebectomy

I had a minor surgery on my leg yesterday - it's called Microphlebectomy (varicose vein stripping). The incisions are very small. Are there any Halachic implications that would prevent me from being able to go to the mikvah tomorrow?

Dark winding road to mikveh, with bears

Hi, I am on vacation with my family at a cottage in the country. I found a mikveh in the area and planned to go. However, on arriving at the cottage, we saw the road leading up to it is about 15 minutes winding road in complete darkness (no street lights)...

Washing after relations on Shabbat

Thank you so much for this resource. I know it is a mitzvah to be intimate Friday night, and my husband and I would like to be intimate at that time, but I don't like the feeling of not being able to properly clean myself until Motzei Shabbos. What are Ha...

Evaluating bedikot online

Is there a place on the website I can submit a bedikah cloth for a question? I used to use the Tahor app but it seems to not be working.

Short cycles and extended staining in perimenopause

Hi, I got my period two weeks ago (started off with very light spotting for a few days) and then became normal flow for a few days. But for the past week or so I have been unable to get a clean bedika. The blood has now turned very dark brown, almost blac...

Switching to POP at 50, breakthrough bleeding

Hi. I'm 50 years old. For medical reasons, my doctor recently switched my birth control from Vienva (a combination pill that worked well for me) to Slynd (a progesterone only pill). The new pill is not a good option for me, I am having breakthrough bleedi...

Morning immersion in ocean

My husband and I are on vacation with a group of people, seven hours from the nearest mikveh. There is an ocean, but would be much harder to go to without notice at night. Is it possible to be tovel early the next morning in the ocean and wait until eveni...

Delaying period: Progesterone pills on Shabbat

I’ve been prescribed Medroxyprogesterone by my doctor to delay my next period for my upcoming holiday at the beginning of August. Can I take it on Shabbat?

Stringent ruling from new Rav

Hi, I hope all is well. I just moved to a new city. I sent in a moch dachuk to the Rav here as a question because there was the faintest light brownish pink stain smaller than a penny on it and I just wanted to be sure it was okay to proceed with sheva ne...

Light brown on veset bedikah

If I always have light brown staining before my period and I see that when I do my bedikos on the onah, does it make me a niddah? And is that a problem with the vest?

Dark brown stains during clean days

I have a situation that seems to happen almost every month. My menstrual bleeding clearly ends, but for the next two or three days I sometimes continue to have cream or brown-colored discharge. It looks like normal clear discharge mixed with old blood rat...

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