I want to ask two questions, if this is something you can advise me on, since it’s not exactly straight halacha.
First of all, who is ultimately responsible for a kosher tevilah, me or the
mikvah matron? I ask because I wear nail polish, fingers and toes, and one of the mikvah ladies gives me a little trouble each time I come and she’s working. Says SHE never would wear such a thing, and can’t be responsible if she misses some. Come on, let’s admit it’s not that difficult, in good light, to make sure that all the pink is gone! So, I guess I have to ascertain that myself – so what’s she there for, just to make sure that my whole body & hair are submerged during tevilah?
Because, in general, all any of them do is glance at my hands & feet and then check my back. I can’t rely on just that, can I?
Next and lastly for some reason, the cleaning lady they hired is an old, old ehrlich lady from a big yichusdike family, and it just bothers me tremendously that she’s cleaning up after me. So not only do I have the pressure of the judgmental mikvah lady, I’ve been washing my own floor and emptying the garbage, etc.
I mean, I know that for Shabbos they say Rabbi Akiva cut up vegetables and another big rabbi would do the sweeping in his own house, and that wasn’t considered demeaning, it was considered lekovod Shabbos.
So – are my thoughts valid? I appreciate your input. Many thanks.