Session 13: Timing of Immersion

Session Goals

  • The kallah teacher will learn from Effie Markovitz which fundamental aspects of financial planning can be incorporated into kallah teaching to help the couple work toward financial security from the get-go.

  • The kallah teacher will learn how to prepare a kallah to ask questions about the timing and execution of immersion in extenuating circumstances.

  • The kallah teacher will learn how to teach about the normal timing for immersion.

  • The kallah teacher will learn the importance of speaking about managing the many roles she has in her life, especially as a married Jewish woman, including the struggle and opportunity of fitting mikveh into a busy schedule.

  • The kallah teacher will learn different meanings and symbolism of immersion experience.

Specific Lesson Terms:

ื˜ื‘ื™ืœื” ื‘ื–ืžื ื”
ืžืฆื•ื”/ืœืื• ืžืฆื•ื”

privacy
ืกืจืš ื‘ื™ืชื”


ื ื“ื”
ื–ื‘ื”
ื™ื•ืœื“ืช

Need for Mikveh

ื•ื™ืงืจื ื˜ื•

ื›ื— ื•ึฐืึดื-ื˜ึธื”ึฒืจึธื”, ืžึดื–ึผื•ึนื‘ึธื”ึผ–ื•ึฐืกึธืคึฐืจึธื” ืœึธึผื”ึผ ืฉึดืื‘ึฐืขึทืช ื™ึธืžึดื™ื, ื•ึฐืึทื—ึทืจ ืชึดึผื˜ึฐื”ึธืจ. ย 

ย ืœื’ ื•ึฐื”ึทื“ึธึผื•ึธื”, ื‘ึฐึผื ึดื“ึธึผืชึธื”ึผ, ื•ึฐื”ึทื–ึธึผื‘ ืึถืช-ื–ื•ึนื‘ื•ึน, ืœึทื–ึธึผื›ึธืจ ื•ึฐืœึทื ึฐึผืงึตื‘ึธื”; ื•ึผืœึฐืึดื™ืฉื, ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ื™ึดืฉึฐืื›ึทึผื‘ ืขึดื-ื˜ึฐืžึตืึธื”. ย {ืค}

ืชืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื‘ืœื™ ืžืกื›ืช ืฉื‘ืช ื“ืฃ ืกื“ ืขืžื•ื“ ื‘

ืืœื ืžื” ืชืœืžื•ื“ ืœื•ืžืจ ื•ื”ื“ื•ื” ื‘ื ื“ืชื” – ื‘ื ื“ืชื” ืชื”ื ืขื“ ืฉืชื‘ื ื‘ืžื™ื

ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืขืจื•ืš ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงืฆื–

ืื™ืŸ ื”ื ื“ื” ื•ื”ื–ื‘ื” ื•ื”ื™ื•ืœื“ืช ืขื•ืœื•ืช ืžื˜ื•ืžืืชืŸ ื‘ืœื ื˜ื‘ื™ืœื”, ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ืื—ืจ ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื›ืจืช ื”ื‘ื ืขืœ ืื—ืช ืžื”ืŸ ืืœื ืื ื›ืŸ ื˜ื‘ืœื• ื›ืจืื•ื™ ื‘ืžืงื•ื” ื”ืจืื•ื™:

Timing of Mikveh

ืชืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื‘ืœื™ ืžืกื›ืช ืคืกื—ื™ื ื“ืฃ ืฆ ืขืžื•ื“ ื‘

ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ ื˜ื‘ื™ืœื•ืช ื˜ื‘ื™ืœืชืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ื, ื ื“ื” ื•ื™ื•ืœื“ืช ื˜ื‘ื™ืœืชืŸ ื‘ืœื™ืœื”. ื“ืชื ื™ื: ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืชื”ื ื˜ื•ื‘ืœืช ืžื‘ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ื, ืชืœืžื•ื“ ืœื•ืžืจ +ื•ื™ืงืจื ื˜ื•+ ืฉื‘ืขืช ื™ืžื™ื ืชื”ื™ื” ื‘ื ื“ืชื” – ืชื”ื ื‘ื ื“ืชื” ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ืขื”. ื•ื™ื•ืœื“ืช ืื™ืชืงืฉ ืœื ื“ื”

Types & Times of Tevilah

Daytime

ื–ื‘ื”

Nightime

ื ื“ื”

Nightime

ื™ื•ืœื“ืช

ืชืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื‘ืœื™ ืžืกื›ืช ื ื“ื” ื“ืฃ ืกื– ืขืžื•ื“ ื‘

ืืžืจ ืจื‘ ื ื“ื” ื‘ื–ืžื ื” ืื™ื ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ืœืช ืืœื ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ื•ืฉืœื ื‘ื–ืžื ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ืœืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ืืžืจ: ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ืžื ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื‘ื–ืžื ื” – ืื™ื ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ืœืช ืืœื ื‘ืœื™ืœื”, ืžืฉื•ื ืกืจืš ื‘ืชื”. ื•ืืฃ ืจื‘ ื”ื“ืจ ื‘ื™ื”, ื“ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืจ ืืฉื™ ืืžืจ ืจื‘: ื ื“ื”, ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ืžื ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื‘ื–ืžื ื” – ืื™ื ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ืœืช ืืœื ื‘ืœื™ืœื”, ืžืฉื•ื ืกืจืš ื‘ืชื”. ืืชืงื™ืŸ ืจื‘ ืื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื ืจืฉ ืœืžื˜ื‘ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ืžื ื“ืชืžื ื™ื, ืžืฉื•ื ืืจื™ื•ืชื. ืจื‘ ืื—ื ื‘ืจ ื™ืขืงื‘ ื‘ืคืคื•ื ื™ื ืžืฉื•ื ื’ื ื‘ื™. ืจื‘ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืคื•ืžื‘ื“ื™ืชื ืžืฉื•ื ืฆื ื”. ืจื‘ื ื‘ืžื—ื•ื–ื ืžืฉื•ื ืื‘ื•ืœืื™.

ืชืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื‘ืœื™ ืžืกื›ืช ื ื“ื” ื“ืฃ ืกื– ืขืžื•ื“ ื‘

ืืžืจ ืœื™ื” ืจื‘ ืคืคื ืœืจื‘ื ื•ืœืื‘ื™ื™: ืžื›ื“ื™ ื”ืื™ื“ื ื ื›ื•ืœื”ื• ืกืคืง ื–ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื•ื™ื ื”ื• ืจื‘ื ืŸ, ืœื™ื˜ื‘ืœื™ื ื”ื• ื‘ื™ืžืžื ื“ืฉื‘ื™ืขืื”? ืžืฉื•ื ื“ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ, ื“ืชื ื™ื +ื•ื™ืงืจื ื˜”ื•+ ืื—ืจ ืชื˜ื”ืจ – ืื—ืจ ืื—ืจ ืœื›ื•ืœืŸ, ืฉืœื ืชื”ื ื˜ื•ืžืื” ืžืคืกืงืช ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ืŸ. ืจ’ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ืื•ืžืจ: ืื—ืจ ืชื˜ื”ืจ – ืื—ืจ ืžืขืฉื” ืชื˜ื”ืจ. ืื‘ืœ ืืžืจื• ื—ื›ืžื™ื: ืืกื•ืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืŸ, ืฉืžื ืชื‘ื ืœื™ื“ื™ ืกืคืง

ืœื™ื›ื ืœืคืจื•ืฉื™ ื“ื“ื•ืงื ื‘ื ื“ื” ืืกื•ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืกืจืš ื‘ืชื” ืฉืชื”ื ืกื‘ื•ืจื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ื•ืชื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ื•ืชืฉืžืฉ ื•ืื™ื›ื ื›ืจืช ืื‘ืœ ื–ื‘ื” ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ื‘ืชื” ืกื‘ื•ืจื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ืœื™ื›ื ืื™ืกื•ืจื ื“ืื•ืจื™ื™ืชื ืืœื ื—ืฉืฉื ื‘ืขืœืžื ืฉืžื ืชืจืื” ืื—ืจ ืฉืชื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ื›ื“ืจ”ืฉ ื”ื ืœื™ื›ื ืœืžื™ืžืจ ื“ื”ื ืืชืงื™ืŸ ืจื‘ื ืœืžื˜ื‘ืœ ื‘ื™ืžืžื ื“ืชืžื™ื ืื” ื‘ืžื—ื•ื–ื ืžืฉื•ื ืื‘ื•ืœืื™ ืžืฉืžืข ื”ื ืœืื• ืื‘ื•ืœืื™ ืืกื•ืจ ืืข”ื’ ื“ื—ื•ืžืจื ื“ืจื‘ื™ ื–ื™ืจื ื”ื™ืชื” ื ื•ื”ื’ืช ื‘ื™ืžื™ื• ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ืœืช ื‘ืฉืžื™ื ื™ ื›ื“ื”ืœ ืจื‘ ืคืคื ืœืื‘ื™ื™ ื•ืœืจื‘ื ืžื›ื“ื™ ื”ืื™ื“ื ื ื›ื•ืœื”ื• ืกืคืง ื–ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื•ื™ื ื”ื• ืจื‘ื ืŸ ื•ืื‘ื™ื™ ื•ืจื‘ื ื‘ื“ื•ืจ ืื—ื“ ื”ื™ื• ื”ื™ืœื›ืš ืืคื™’ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื” ืืกื•ืจ ืœื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ื—’ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ื˜’ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื•ืžื™ื”ื• ืื•ืžืจ ืจ”ืช ืฉืื™ืŸ ืงืคื™ื“ื ืจืง ื›ืฉืชืฉื•ื‘ ืœื‘ื™ืชื” ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ืœื” ื•ื”ืฆ ืฉืชืฆื ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ืžื‘ื™ืชื” ื“ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื ื™ื‘ื•ื ืœื™ื“ื™ ืกืคืง ืœื™ื›ื ืœืžื™ื—ืฉ ืื ืชื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ืกืžื•ืš ืœื—ืฉื™ื›ื” ืชื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ืชื” ื‘ืขื•ื“ ื”ื™ื•ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื“ืžืจื’ืฉืช ื”ื‘ืช ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืชื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ืกืžื•ืš ืœื—ืฉื™ื›ื” ื›ืืžื” ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ืจื ืžืคืจื™ืฆื™ ื”ืขื™ืจ ืื• ืžื’ื ื‘ื™ื ืฉืจื™ ื›ื“ืื™ืชื ื‘ืฉืžืขืชื™ืŸ ื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ืžืฉื•ืœื ื”ืชื™ืจ ืœืืฉื” ื‘ืขื™ืจ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื—ื•ืฉ ืœื’ื ื‘ื™ื ืœื—ื•ืฃ ื‘ืข”ืฉ ื‘ื–’ ืฉืœื” ื•ืœื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉืžื™ื ื™ ืžื‘ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื ื’ื ื‘ื™ื ื•ืจ”ืช ืื•ืกืจ ื“ืชืจื™ ืงื•ืœื™ ืœื ืืฉื›ื—ืŸ ื“ืฉืจื™ ื”ืฉ”ืก ื”ืจื—ืงืช ื—ืคื™ืคื” ืžื˜ื‘ื™ืœื” ื•ืกืจืš ื‘ืชื”:

ืชืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื‘ืœื™ ืžืกื›ืช ื ื™ื“ื” ื“ืฃ ืœ ืขืžื•ื“ ื

ื•ืฉ”ืž ื˜ื‘ื™ืœื” ื‘ื–ืžื ื” ืžืฆื•ื” ื•ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื‘ืจ’ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืื•ืžืจ ื“ื™ื” ืœื˜ื‘ื™ืœื” ื‘ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื•ืœื ืืžืจื™ื ืŸ ื˜ื‘ื™ืœื” ื‘ื–ืžื ื” ืžืฆื•ื”

ื•ืฉืžืข ืžื™ื ื” ื˜ื‘ื™ืœื” ื‘ื–ืžื ื” ืžืฆื•ื” – ื›ืš ืคืกืง ืจ”ื— ื“ื”ืœื›ื” ื›ื‘”ืฉ ื•ื‘”ื”. ื•ืชื™ืžื” ื“ืคืฉื™ื˜ื ื“ืจ’ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื‘ืจ’ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื™ืืžืจ ื“ืœื ืคืœื™ื’ื™ ืขืœื™ื” ื‘”ืฉ ื•ื‘”ื”! ื•ืžืขืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœืš ืืฉื” ื˜ื•ื‘ืœืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื˜ื‘ื™ืœืช ื ื“ื” ื•ืœื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื˜ื‘ื™ืœืช ืฉื•ืžืจืช ื™ื•ื ื›ื ื’ื“ ื™ื•ื ื•ื–ื‘ื” ื•ื‘ืค’ ื‘ืชืจื (ืœืงืžืŸ ื“ืฃ ืกื–:) ื ืžื™ ืืžืจ ืžื›ื“ื™ ื”ืื™ื“ื ื ื›ื•ืœื”ื• ืกืคืง ื–ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื•ื™ื ื”ื• ื ื™ื˜ื‘ืœื™ื ื”ื• ื‘ื™ืžืžื ื“ื–’ ืžืฉืžืข ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื• ื˜ื•ื‘ืœื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื‘ืฉื•ื ืคืขื

ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืขืจื•ืš ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงืฆื–

ืื ื‘ืขืœื” ื‘ืขื™ืจ, ืžืฆื•ื” ืœื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ื–ืžื ื” ืฉืœื ืœื‘ื˜ืœ ืžืคืจื™ื” ื•ืจื‘ื™ื” ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื™ืœื” ืื—ื“

ืืกื•ืจื” ืœื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื–’, ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ืžืžืชื ืช ืžืœื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ืขื“ ื™ื•ื ื—’ ืื• ื˜’ ืื™ื ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื ืกืจืš ื‘ืชื”, (ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ื“ื‘ื•ืง ื”ื‘ืช ื•ืงื•ืจื‘ืชื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืžืขืฉื” ื”ืื ืฉืชื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื›ืžื•ื” ื•ืœื ืชื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ืฉืืžื” ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื‘ืขื” ื˜ื‘ืœื” ื•ืœื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ืขืฆืžื•).

ื”ื’ื”: ื•ื”ื›ืœื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ืœื•ืช ืงื•ื“ื ื”ื—ื•ืคื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื“ื”ื ืœื ื‘ืื™ืŸ ืืฆืœ ื”ื—ืชืŸ ืขื“ ื”ืœื™ืœื”, ืื‘ืœ ืื—ืจ ื”ื—ื•ืคื” ื“ื™ื ืŸ ื›ืฉืืจ ื ืฉื™ื (ืžื”ืจื™”ืœ)

ื”ื™ื›ื ื“ืื™ื›ื ืื•ื ืก, ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืจืื” ืœื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ืžื—ืžืช ืฆื™ื ื” ืื• ืคื—ื“ ื’ื ื‘ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ื•ืฆื ื‘ื•, ืื• ืฉืกื•ื’ืจื™ืŸ ืฉืขืจื™ ื”ืขื™ืจ, ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ืฉืžื™ื ื™ ืžื‘ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ื, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ืœื ืชื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ืžื‘ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ื ืืฃ ืขืœ ื’ื‘ ื“ืื™ื›ื ืื•ื ืก:

What if a husband or wife is away on Mikveh night?


Rav Yehuda Henkin,
Halachic Authority for Nishmat

The Mikveh is open 363 days a year

  • Tishah B'Av
  • Yom Kippur
  • Rest of Year

The Juggle

Mikveh Etiquette

ืจืž”ื ื‘ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืขืจื•ืš ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงืฆื—

ื™ืฉ ืฉื›ืชื‘ื• ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืืฉื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฆื ื•ืขื” ื‘ืœื™ืœ ื˜ื‘ื™ืœืชื”, ื•ื›ืŸ ื ื”ื’ื• ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ืกืชื™ืจ ืœื™ืœ ื˜ื‘ื™ืœืชืŸ ืฉืœื ืœื™ืœืš ื‘ืžื”ื•ืžื” ืื• ื‘ืคื ื™ ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช, ืฉืœื ื™ืจื’ื™ืฉื• ื‘ื”ืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื; ื•ืžื™ ืฉืื™ื ื” ืขื•ืฉื” ื›ืŸ, ื ืืžืจ ืขืœื™ื”: ืืจื•ืจ ืฉื•ื›ื‘ ืขื ื‘ื”ืžื”

What can the mikveh represent?

โ€œWhat is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.โ€ โ€•

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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