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# A woman who in the middle of her count thought that she was tameh and stopped counting for some days and then realizes that really she was tahor, some poskim write that the woman needs to begin counting again, however, others argue.<ref>The Meil Tzedaka (no. 63) writes that a woman must be cognisant of the days of her shiva nekiyim in order for them to count, however, if she thought she was tameh in the middle of her shiva nekiyim and then realizes that she was tahor she is considered tameh and needs to start again. Pitchei Teshuva 196:4 quotes this. Rav Ovadia Yosef in Taharat Habayit p. 338 writes that the majority of poskim argue with the Meil Tzedaka and so in a case of need there’s what to rely on to not follow the Meil Tzedaka.</ref> A person should consult with their rabbi if this situation arises. | # A woman who in the middle of her count thought that she was tameh and stopped counting for some days and then realizes that really she was tahor, some poskim write that the woman needs to begin counting again, however, others argue.<ref>The Meil Tzedaka (no. 63) writes that a woman must be cognisant of the days of her shiva nekiyim in order for them to count, however, if she thought she was tameh in the middle of her shiva nekiyim and then realizes that she was tahor she is considered tameh and needs to start again. Pitchei Teshuva 196:4 quotes this. Rav Ovadia Yosef in Taharat Habayit p. 338 writes that the majority of poskim argue with the Meil Tzedaka and so in a case of need there’s what to rely on to not follow the Meil Tzedaka.</ref> A person should consult with their rabbi if this situation arises. | ||
# A woman doesn’t need to verbally count each day of the shiva nekiyim.<ref>Shlah (Shaar Ha'otiyot, Ot Kuf, Kedushat Hazug, no. 377) writes that there is a mitzvah of a woman to verbally count each day of the shiva nekiyim. Radvaz 4:27 (no. 1102) writes that there is no mitzvah for a woman to verbally count the days of her shiva nekiyim. He explains that it is different than sefirat haomer because the mitzvah of counting shiva nekiyim is dependent on whether she wants to purify herself to her husband, however, sefirat haomer is an obligatory mitzvah. Maharam Rotenburg 4:292 agrees that there's no mitzvah for a woman to count verbally. Rav Mordechai Willig (Niddah Shiur 3 on [http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/862119/rabbi-mordechai-i-willig/niddah-shiur-3/ yutorah] min 51-2) explained that a person shouldn’t tell his wife to follow the Shlah as we’re certainly not on his level of piety.</ref> | # A woman doesn’t need to verbally count each day of the shiva nekiyim.<ref>Shlah (Shaar Ha'otiyot, Ot Kuf, Kedushat Hazug, no. 377) writes that there is a mitzvah of a woman to verbally count each day of the shiva nekiyim. Radvaz 4:27 (no. 1102) writes that there is no mitzvah for a woman to verbally count the days of her shiva nekiyim. He explains that it is different than sefirat haomer because the mitzvah of counting shiva nekiyim is dependent on whether she wants to purify herself to her husband, however, sefirat haomer is an obligatory mitzvah. Maharam Rotenburg 4:292 agrees that there's no mitzvah for a woman to count verbally. Rav Mordechai Willig (Niddah Shiur 3 on [http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/862119/rabbi-mordechai-i-willig/niddah-shiur-3/ yutorah] min 51-2) explained that a person shouldn’t tell his wife to follow the Shlah as we’re certainly not on his level of piety.</ref> | ||
===Wearing White=== | |||
# During the shiva nekiyim a woman should wear white undergarments.<ref>Rama 196:3 writes that the minhag is that a woman should wear white garments when she is in shiva nekiyim, unless she is on the road and doesn't have white garments and then she can war any clothes are that are clean and checked from ketamim. The Gra 196:10 cites the source for wearing white during shiva nekiyim from the gemara Shabbat 13b. Shulchan Aruch 196:3 only mentions wearing clean clothes and sheets and not whites. Rav Ovadia Yosef in Taharat Habayit v. 2 p. 293 writes that essentially the actual strict law only requires wearing clothing that are clean from ketamim and the minhag is to wear whites. Orot Hatahara p. .306 writes that Sephardim have a minhag to wear white undergarments even though the strict halacha only requires them to be clean from ketamim.</ref> | |||
# Although the strict halacha is that it is sufficient to use clean bedsheets during shiva nekiyim, many poskim say that the minhag is to use only white sheets. Some hold that this isn't necessary today.<ref>The Mordechai (Shavuot no. 737) writes that during shiva nekiyim a woman should use white or clean sheets and this is quoted in Shulchan Aruch 196:3. The Badei Hashulchan s.v. ubalayla writes that the minhag is to use white clean sheets during shiva nekiyim even though he writes that it seems unnecessary if she's wearing tight undergarments. | |||
* Taharat Habayit v. 2 p. 292 writes that a woman should use white clean sheets during shiva nekiyim, though in the notes he points out that according to Shulchan Aruch it is only necessary to have clean sheets. Orot Hatahara p. 306 also notes that for Sephardim it doesn't seem necessary to have white sheets. Aruch Hashulchan 196:22 implies that there's no need to use whites. Igrot Moshe 4:17:27 writes that it is proper to only use white sheets during shiva nekiyim since undergarments aren't uniform and it might also depend on the position the woman is in. The Laws of Niddah v.2 p. 215 quotes Rav Moshe and concludes that woman should use white sheets during shiva nekiyim. | |||
* Rabbi Mordechai Willig ([http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/863049/rabbi-mordechai-i-willig/niddah-shiur-12-shivah-nekiim/ Niddah Shiur 12]) holds that a woman shouldn't use white sheets during shiva nekiyim since she might forgot to change them when she's tahor and it'll cause issues.</ref> | |||
===Bedikot=== | ===Bedikot=== | ||
# On each day of the shiva nekiyim a woman should do a bedika once in the morning and once in the afternoon before nightfall. <ref>S”A 196:4. | # On each day of the shiva nekiyim a woman should do a bedika once in the morning and once in the afternoon before nightfall. <ref>S”A 196:4. | ||
