[Avodah] Mikvah for Geirus/Nidah

David Riceman driceman at att.net
Mon Feb 8 07:37:18 PST 2010


RHT
>> If a woman enters the mikvah l’tzorech geirus and such t’vilah 
>> coincides with the timing that would normally be required l’tzorech 
>> taharas hamishpocha,  can the same t’vilah serve for both?
> RZS:
> Tevilah doesn't have to be lishmah; if a tamei person falls into a 
> mikveh,
> they come out tahor.  She's been in a mikveh, therefore she is not tamei,
> therefore she needs do nothing more.
>
I was hesitant to post about this, because it seems to be a practical 
question, but if we're talking theory why should she need to toveil for 
taharas hamishpacha? Non Jews aren't normally assurah mishum nidda (H. 
Issurei Biah 4:4, Tshuvos HaRadbaz 6:2094), and at the time she becomes 
Jewish she's not in a state of nidda ("the timing that would normally be 
required l’tzorech taharas hamishpocha" is after seven clean days).

David Riceman



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