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# If a woman forgot to clean her entire body but did wash and comb her hair and checked herself, after the fact her tevilah is valid.<Ref>Taharat Habayit v. 3 p. 272</ref> | # If a woman forgot to clean her entire body but did wash and comb her hair and checked herself, after the fact her tevilah is valid.<Ref>Taharat Habayit v. 3 p. 272</ref> | ||
# If a woman washed and checked herself one day and didn't go to the mikveh until the next day, after the fact, her tevilah is valid.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 199:8</ref> | # If a woman washed and checked herself one day and didn't go to the mikveh until the next day, after the fact, her tevilah is valid.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 199:8</ref> | ||
# If a woman prepared for the tevilah and nonetheless found on herself a chatzitza after coming out of the mikveh, she needs to go to the mikveh again unless she was dealing with that same type of material as the chatzitza she found on herself.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 199:11. Even though in Shulchan Aruch 199:10 the majority opinion distinguishes whether or not she prepared for the mikveh immediately beforehand or not, the Rambam requires her to go to the mikveh either way.</ref> Ashkenazim are strict unless she is certain that the chatzitza didn't exist on her during the tevilah.<ref>Shach 199:16</ref> | # If a woman prepared for the tevilah and nonetheless found on herself a chatzitza after coming out of the mikveh, if she prepared immediately<ref>Shach 199:14 is strict if the preparations weren't immediately before the tevilah even if they were on the same day and also if the preparations were immediately before the tevilah but the tevilah was at night preparations during the day or the opposite. Badei Hashulchan 199:117 agrees.</ref> prior to the tevilah, she should go to the mikveh again if it is easily possible. However, if she didn't do the preparations immediately before the tevilah she needs to go to the mikveh again, unless she was dealing with that same type of material as the chatzitza she found on herself.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 199:11. Even though in Shulchan Aruch 199:10 the majority opinion distinguishes whether or not she prepared for the mikveh immediately beforehand or not, the Rambam requires her to go to the mikveh either way. The Badei Hashulchan 199:122 writes that we're strict for the Rambam if it is easily possible.</ref> Ashkenazim are strict unless she is certain that the chatzitza didn't exist on her during the tevilah.<ref>Shach 199:16</ref> | ||
# If a woman prepared for the mikveh and then touched something sticky and then went to the mikveh, her tevilah is invalid.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 199:13</ref> However, if she checked herself before going to the mikveh then her tevilah is valid.<ref>Rama YD 199:13</ref> | # If a woman prepared for the mikveh and then touched something sticky and then went to the mikveh, her tevilah is invalid.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 199:13</ref> However, if she checked herself before going to the mikveh then her tevilah is valid.<ref>Rama YD 199:13</ref> | ||
