[Avodah] Mikveh l'zona

[Yzkd at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/26/2007 6:27:33 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
yadmoshe at 012.net.il writes:

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. 


As I won't have much time I will be Mistapeik bMuat for now.
 
1)Tos. AFAIK does not say that she was with him during Niddus rather every  
day. The Ohr Godol says Tos. does not mean literally.
 
2) The Maharsha as well as the Pnei Yehoshua (Shut vol. 2 # 44, quoted by  
the OG) do say so, but it is understood from them that it was an issue that was  
overridden due to Ones.  With the implication that there is Issur Niddus on  
B'ilas Akum.
 
3) The Ohr Godol implies from Rashi that she actually Toiveled for  
Achasveirosh.  (which is based on the Hano'cho that Issur Niddus is Chal on  a Goy), 
however Lan"d as to Pshat in Rashi Al Asar there is room to learn that  the 
reason Rashi does not say Tvila for Niddus is because the simple reading in  the 
Gemara is that EVERY time that she went to Mordechai she Toiveled,  regardless 
if she was Nidda or not, hence a reason that would cover that is  Nkiyus (and 
if she needed for Niddah too it would be included). And BTW Lan"d  Teitch in 
the Limud of "Kasher Hoysah" is that the meaning of the words is "when  she 
was" not "just like it was", which is where the Gemara gets that it was  after 
being with Achshveirosh.
 
4) The Pnei Yehoshua asks from "Vatischalchal Hamalka" which the Gemara  says 
that she became Nidda, and she relations then bRotzon (Kasher Ovaditi  
Ovoditi), he answers that it was for Hatzolas Yisroel and it couldn't be delayed  as 
Mordechai said "Ki Im Hachareish Tacharishi Boeis Hazos", my question is she  
pushed it off any ways for 3 days for fasting so what would be so bad another 
3  days.
 
L'SIKUM even if Pshat in Gemara Rashi and Tos. is debatable as to what  
Esther did when, the fact is that in addition to the Maharsha there are 2 other  
sources in Tshuvos Lhalacha that hold bPshitus that Issur Niddus is Chal even  
when having relations with a Goy (without going into the details if it is Gilui 
 Arayos for which Yeihoreig vAl Yavor).
 
Kol  Tuv,
Yitzchok Zirkind



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