[Avodah] Tevilas Keilim from OU kosher halacha yomis

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 06:02:59AM -0400, Akiva Miller via Avodah wrote:
: Here's my question: Why would recent rain disqualify a mikveh? Given that a
: mikveh is a collection of rainwater, I would imagine that rain is a *good*
: thing for a mikveh.

A lake isn't a miqvah, it's a be'eir mayim chayim. Or would be, if you
weren't using rainwater.

A miqvah cannot have flowing water.

Therefore, if a lake has an outlet and identifiable rain water, it would
neither be a miqvah nor a be'eir.

(Just guessing.)

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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