The Beginner's Guide: How to Maintain Family Purity

One of the foundations of Jewish mitzvot is the mitzvah of 'Family Purity'. Afterfive days from the start of menstruation and once the woman has confirmed through self-examination that the menstrual blood has completely ceased, she counts seven clean days at the end of which she immerses in a mikveh (a pool of clear water constructed according to special laws that grant it the status of a mikveh taharah). From the onset of menstruation until after immersion in the mikveh, the couple is prohibited from any physical contact.

Strict adherence to the laws of family purity rewards the couple with immense benefits. For further details, click here.

When the woman is in a state of niddah, the Torah forbids physical contact between the couple. Due to the severity of the niddah prohibition, the sages also forbade certain forms of affection as they lead to thoughts, habitual transgression, and the potential for touch.

For more about what is allowed and forbidden during the days of separation, click here.

The procedure of woman's purification is in 4 steps:

1. Days of waiting. For more details about the waiting days, click here.

2. Cessation of impurity.

3. Counting 7 clean days. Everything you need to know about the seven clean days, click here.

On the importance of tests during the seven clean days, click here.

4. Immersion in the mikveh of purity. What happens when a woman immerses in the mikveh? click here.

How to prepare for immersion in the mikveh? click here.

For the laws of interposition, click here.

For further details about the depth of all purification laws, click here.

For a special prayer after immersion, click here.

For the laws of purity after childbirth, click here.

Family purity is the channel that draws abundance and blessing into the home. Don't know where to start? Call the 'Connect' department at Hidabroot today and receive the best personal guidance. For inquiries, guidance, and advice: 02-6301516, email mit@htv.co.il