[Avodah] Mikvah for Geirus/Nidah

Zev Sero zev at sero.name
Mon Feb 8 07:18:12 PST 2010


Zev Sero wrote:

> 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.

PS: Yes, I know, for kodshim it's not like that.  Midrabanan, tevilah
for kodshim requires specific intent.  But AFAIK nidah has no such
requirement; there is no requirement for kedusha, but rather that she
not be tamei, and she isn't.  In any case, even for kodshim, e.g. if the
BHMK were to be built and she needs to bring a korban gerus, there is
no reason to have two separate tevilos; she can have both in mind at
the same time.
 


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