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Extending cycle for travel

First off, thank you for your wonderful website that I use so regularly!!
My question pertains to staining on a low-dose combination contraceptive pill while trying to delay/extend cycles, as well as observing vestot during this time.
My famil...

Difficulty fasting, due just after Yom Kippur

I am a terrible faster – in the past I’ve fainted on Yom Kippur, and I always get very weak and bad headaches. Even after I eat, I feel very sick/weak and don’t feel fully myself until the following day.
I am due a couple of days a...

Tevilah conflicts with family yom tov meal

Hello. I am planning to go to the mikvah on the second day of chag (Thursday night). I will be eating the meal with my family, and they will likely have to wait for me to finish with my immersion. The only issue is, I am very uncomfortable announcing to t...

Hysteroscopy to remove uterine scarring

I had a hysteroscopy to remove uterine scarring (a.k.a. Asherman's syndrome). I bled afterwards. Am I in niddah? If so, must I wait a minimum of 5 days of bleeding before counting my sheva nekiim?

Toxic shock syndrome

Can a moch dachuk cause toxic shock syndrome? I am a worrier…. Thanks.

Postpartum vesatot

I just read the Q&A entitled: "Onot perishah with long cycles." I was not previously aware that women with consistently long cycles only observe onat haflaga. I recently menstru...

Lighting candles before driving to mikveh

If I want to drive to the mikvah before Shabbos to dip after nightfall on Friday night, when do I light candles for Shabbos?

Pumice stone for dry feet before mikveh

When preparing for the mikva, should one use a pumice stone on their feet? Are dry feet a hatzitza? I find that there is nothing hanging off dry feet, but once I use a pumice stone the dry skin starts peeling and makes more of a problem.

Difference between Ashkenazi or Sephardi mikveh?

Does it make a difference which miqveh to go to if you are sefardi or ashkenazi? I am sefardi.

Prohibition on touching – Torah or Rabbinic law?

I have read that there is some dispute among the Rishonim about whether the prohibition on kissing, hugging, and any touch that brings pleasure is d’Oraita or d’Rabanan. I know it makes no difference ...

Contagious conditions and mikveh

My friend told me that she has impetigo. Her Orthodox physician told her that as long as she has a spot that is still not crusted over, she may not use the Mikvah. The fear was that the impetigo was contagious and it might infect other women using the mik...

Single bed post-menopause

In a previous posting, you indicated that while there was no halachic prohibition for a couple to have one bed (as long as they had an alternate arrangement for times the wife was niddah), but that it was best to have two beds due to mareet ayin. Does thi...

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