[Avodah] Mikveh l'zona

[Daniel Eidensohn]

R' Dov Kay wrote:
>
> Leah is also having a relationship with a non-Jewish man and going to 
> mikveh.  I would prefer not to elaborate as to the circumstances in 
> order to avoid identification.  I will say that she is publicising her 
> conduct in her workplace, much to the embarrassment of other Jewish 
> employees.  I strongly surmise, based on other facts, that she is 
> doing this in order to have a baby.
>  
> There is no doubt much that could be said about Leah's mindset and our 
> recommended response to it on Areivim, but I have question for 
> Avodah:  Is there any point at all in her going to mikveh?  Is there 
> an issur of niddah in such a case?
>  
As Rav Moshe once noted regarding the permissibility of a woman prime 
minister - none of the relevant people asked. Similarly the young lady 
is obviously not looking for a psak as to whether to go to the mikveh. I 
think it is akin to a murderer piously chosing a method which doesn't 
damage the victims clothing. A posek's concern in this case would be to 
prevent her being involved whith the non-Jew. She is a chasid shoteh who 
has lost her spiritual bearings and focuses on  secondary issues.  A 
doctor once told me of the problem of two frum lesbians who were 
frustrated because they couldn't get their periods synchronized and thus 
were forced to abstain from physical contact with each other most of the 
time.

Regarding the  halachic issue - did Esther go to mikveh before being 
with Achashveros? Megila(13b) said  she would  go  to mikveh before 
visiting Mordechai. The commentaries i.e., Maharsha and Tosfos say she 
was with Achashveros while she was a niddah. However Rashi is 
understood  as meaning that  she went to the mikva for Achashveros. This 
is rather difficult to understand since she obviously couldn't tell 
Achashveros to stay away from her when she was a niddah.

Daniel Eidensohn