Author Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

Marital intimacy in a room or house that contains a Sefer Torah:[1] It is forbidden to have marital relations in a room that contains a Sefer Torah. This applies even if [the Sefer Torah is Pasul, such as if] it is a scroll of a single Chumash. [If, however, the […]

Showering after Mikveh:[1] After a woman immerses in a Kosher Mikveh, some Poskim[2] rule that she is not to return and bathe herself[3], and so is the practical custom.  Q&A For how long of a period after immersing in a Mikveh is a woman to avoid bathing? Some Poskim[4] rule […]

May a Kallah go to Mikveh on the seventh day if that is the day of her Chuppah?[1] If the seventh day of Nekiyim of the Kallah falls on the day of her wedding some Poskim[2] rule she may immerse during the day, being that she will not be with […]

May a Kallah prior to her wedding go to Mikveh during the daytime?[1] If a Kallah prior to her wedding desires to immerse during the day time [for whatever reason she prefers] then she may do so even initially, so long as she has completed her Shiva Nekiyim and is […]

If a Kallah became a Nida right after her wedding, prior to having marital relations, must she wait five days?[1] Did not yet have Yichud with her Chasan:[2] A Kallah who became a Nida after her wedding but prior to even having Yichud with her Chasan is not required to […]

  Must a Kallah wait five days after her period prior to beginning Shiva Nekiyim?[1] No. A Kallah upon having a period prior to her wedding is not required to wait five days prior to beginning her Hefsek Taharaha, and rather as soon as the bleeding ends she can perform […]

  How many days before the wedding may a Kallah go to Mikveh?[1] [Lechatchila], a Kallah is to immerse in the Mikveh as close as possible to the night of the wedding.[2] Nevertheless, the custom is that a Kallah may immerse in a Mikveh up until four nights prior to […]

  If a woman’s vaginal area is dry, may she place water, oil or Vaseline in the area to help with the Bedika?[1] Vaseline/oil: A woman should not enter Vaseline or oil into her vaginal area, or onto the cloth, prior to doing a Bedika.[2] Nevertheless, in a time of […]

If a woman did not go to Mikveh on the night after the 7th, must she continue doing daily Bedikos until she immerses? No. This law only applies by a Kallah which immerses prior to her wedding as explained next. A Kallah:[1] A Kallah that immerses prior to her wedding […]

Must a woman wait another five days if she saw blood after Mikveh prior to having marital relations?[1] Some Poskim[2] rule she does not have to wait five days even if the wife already came home and was affectionate with her husband, so long as they did not yet have […]