Hilchos Niddah

Published on Aug 04, 2020

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Hilchos Niddah

Crash Course - Rabbi Rael Blumenthal

By Way of Introduction

  • Self correction is hard
  • Intimacy is awkward to speak about
  • מגדלות עד קטנות
Photo by Trey Ratcliff

זֶה בְּחִינַת הַבָּא לִטָּהֵר מְסַיְּעִין לוֹ אוֹמְרִים לוֹ הַמְתֵּן, כִּי אַף שֶׁפָּסְקָה מִלִּרְאוֹת וְאֵין יוֹנְקִים מִמֶּנָּהּ כָּל כָּךְ, עִם כָּל זֹאת עֲדַיִן אֵינָהּ רְאוּיָה לָשׁוּב לִמְקוֹמָהּ, לְהִתְיַחֵד עִם בַּעְלָהּ, עַד שֶׁתַּמְתִּין וְתִסְפֹּר שִׁבְעָה נְקִיִּים, כִּי אַחַר הַתְחָלַת הַתְּשׁוּבָה, דְּהַיְנוּ עֲזִיבַת הַחֵטְא שֶׁהוּא בְּחִינַת הַפְסָקַת הַדַּם נִדּוֹת, עֲדַיִן אִי אֶפְשָׁר לְהִתְקָרֵב תֵּכֶף לַה' יִתְבָּרַךְ, עַד אֲשֶׁר יִצְטָרֵף וְיִתְלַבֵּן וְיִשְׁמֹר עַצְמוֹ מִן הַחֵטְא כַּמָּה יָמִים, כְּדֵי שֶׁעַל-יְדֵי-זֶה יְגָרֵשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ הַסִּטְרָא אָחֳרָא שֶׁהָיְתָה נֶאֱחֶזֶת וְתִתְפָּרֵד מִמֶּנּוּ. וְאָז הִיא רְאוּיָה לְטָהֳרָה גְּמוּרָה וְלִזְכּוֹת לָשׁוּב לִמְקוֹמוֹ, כִּי תְּחִלַּת הַהִתְקָרְבוּת הִיא הִתְרַחֲקוּת, וְצָרִיךְ לִסְבֹּל צַעַר שֶׁל אֵלּוּ הַיִּסּוּרִין שֶׁל הַהִתְרַחֲקוּת שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לְקַבֵּל עָלָיו בִּתְחִלַּת הַתְּשׁוּבָה

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רש״י
קדושים תהיו – הוו פרושים מן העריות ומן העבירות, שכל מקום שאתה מוצא גדר ערוה אתה מוצא קדושה

: גור אריה
ולכך, מי שפורש מן הערוה הוא פורש מתאות הגוף החומרי, ולפיכך נקרא ׳קדוש׳, רוצה לומר פרוש מעניני עולם הזה, שהוא גוף

Photo by @Doug88888

How Does Niddah Occur?

  • טיפת דם כחרדל תשב ז"נ
  • Any time niddah status is attained, she must wait seven days after she stops bleeding and then immerse in the mikvah after the seven days are over (the night of day 8)
  • Difference between during “menstrual cycle” – mideoraysa and “spotting”/ kesem – miderabanan

When is it דרבנן?

  • הרגשה?
  • If it is quantitatively similar to a period – ריבוי דם – it is as if it had a hargasha
Photo by Julian Evil

קולות מדרבנן

  • There is no chiyuv for her to know what is going on – only if she finds it
  • Only גריס - penny sized or more
  • Only on white garments
  • Only on something which is mekabel tumah
Photo by cobalt123

3 Chumros of Kesem

  • Bedika
  • Using the Bathroom
  • Sexual Intimacy
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Additional Situations

  • Labor
  • Birth
  • Doctor's Visits
  • Kallah on her Wedding Night
Photo by Picsea

Removing Niddah Status

  • Hefsek Tahara
  • 7 Clean Days
  • Wearing White
Photo by c@rljones

Hefsek Tahara

  • Before 7 Neki'im begin
  • Ashkenazim: 5 days, Sefardim 4 days
  • Must be before sunset
  • Bath/shower before to remove doubt (question if to wait after)
  • Moch Dachuk
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Sheva Neki'im

  • Two (at least one) per day
  • Minimum - Hefsek, and days 1 + 7.
  • Don't assume red is red
Photo by Monceau

White Underwear

  • Any spots are a kesem
  • Don't do additional checks!!!
  • Change to avoid shiur gris
  • Some
  • Sometimes we advise NOT to wear white. Ask!

Harchakos

Photo by upyernoz

Food

  • Touching
  • Meals: Hefsek/ different plates
  • Serving / pouring / kiddush issues
  • Leftovers - different plate
Photo by Dan Gold

Furniture

  • He shoudn't sit on her bed
  • beds and spreads should be separate
  • separate couch seats / two cusions
  • back seat of a car
Photo by kevygee

Fun

  • "normal state of dress" at home
  • Passing (always pass the baby...)
  • love vs flirtation

Sensitivities

  • Don't embarrass each other! (with Rav Moshe's caveat)
  • Have two beds for guests
  • Dates are even more important
Photo by henna lion

Vestos

3 Types

  • Veses HaChodesh (date of the month) - Machlokes if needed
  • Veses Haflagah (number of days in between) - Machlokes if needed
  • Onah Beinonis - 30 days since last period - Must do a bedikah
  • Birth Control Pill - how long from the last pill does the period begin?
Photo by SonOfJordan

Tevilah

Photo by Lee Jeffs

Tevilah

  • After nightfall
  • Remove chatzitzos
  • Bath (preferably) / shower
  • Maintain privacy
  • (Try to be machmir about mikvah building and usage)

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