Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Siman 162 Part 1/2

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

What can keep the mikvah water from reaching every part of a woman at tevilah? The Kitzur goes through jewelry, teeth, a friend's grip, mud underfoot, posture and the height of the water. The Kitzur wants the mouth and eyes closed only lightly, and calls the last items, such as using the bathroom first, a chumrah that is not me'akev.

Key points

• The Kitzur's minhag of no meat on tevilah day gives way on Motzaei Shabbos to careful flossing.
• The Kitzur has no challah made on tevilah day, except her usual Erev Shabbos challos, washing nails well.
• In a pressing situation, the Kitzur lets a friend hold the woman loosely, once the friend's hand is wet.
• The Kitzur calls a tevilah invalid when she held her hair in her mouth.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Removing jewelry before tevilah
2. 1:38Cleaning the teeth and braces
3. 4:16Meat and challah on tevilah day
4. 6:34False teeth and fillings
5. 8:40A friend's grip and mud underfoot
6. 12:06Posture during tevilah
7. 13:56Height of the water and hashaka
8. 17:54Mouth, hair and eyes at tevilah

Topics

• Tevilah
• Mikvah
• Chatzitzah