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Sephardi customs

What are the differences for Sefardiah women as opposed to Ashkenaziot in terms of harchakot (safsal hamitmadned, etc.)? What about taking a long shower instead of a Read More

I, be”H, will be around nine weeks pregnant on 9th Av this year. It’s my first pregnancy up to this stage. I normally fast well but I do generally feel a little ill for a few days afterwards as a result of the dehydration. The dehydration sort...

Nine Days: Mikveh & relations

1) Is it permitted to go to the mikvah during the 9 days?
2) Is it permitted to have marital relations all the days of the 9 days with the exception of tisha b'av?
3) If I am trying to get pregnant and I expect to ovulate on/around tisha b'av am...

immersion when husband is away

I am in Israel for the summer but my husband had to travel back to the US. My mikva date is this Wednesday but he is returning next Thursday. Next week I have a family wedding on Wed. and sheva brachot on Thursday and on Shabbat. Do I go to the mikva on m...

Physical contact before marriage

I am dating a Ba'al Teshuvah man. We are both in our 30s. Although I was not raised Orthodox, I am increasingly observant , particularly because of my current relationship. Neither of us are virgins but we have both decided to refrain from having sex unti...

Forgotten bedikot

If I only did the first bedika on the first day of shiva yimei nekiiyim, must I start counting over? Or is that adequate bedieved?

Fasting, nursing, and drinking in shiurim

My baby is six months old. The baby is exclusively breastfed except this week we have started on a teaspoon of rice cereal and stewed apple. There has been a bit of a weight gain issue as he hovered at around 6.1kg for about 2 months, he now weighs about ...

Oophorectomy after menopause

I had a salpingo–oophorectomy done laparoscopically and scraping of the uterus for testing. Does the bleeding require immersion in the mikveh? I had stopped going a year ago. Thank you

Lemon juice remedy for staining

This is a comment that I hope others will find as useful as I did. After suffering with stains at age 46, I tried taking Progesterone, but I found it had negative side effects. I asked a nutritionist and expert in Chinese medicine and healing for a recomm...

Alfalfa sprouts shorten bleeding

I just thought it would be helpful for a lot of your readers to know that I experienced a lot of prolonged bleeding due to the mirena iud and my Rav suggested eating alfalfa sprouts ( a good source of estrog...

Progesterone pill on Yom Kippur

Hello, In the past I have been on the combination pill over Yom Kippur, and successfully dealt with it by taking one pill right before the fast started, the next right after it ended. This year I am on the mini pill, and I’ve already had one month w...

Pill timing on fast days

I am currently taking seasonique birth control pills. My question is what to do about Tisha B’Av. The last time I did not take it in the morning (which was Yom Kippur) I start...

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