Hefseik Taharah Before HaNeitz HaChamah
QUESTION
Riverdale, NY
A woman did a hefseik taharah before הנץ החמה is it good?
ANSWER
Yes. It is fine.
1. Assuming it’s considered night, it’s still day 4. A hefseik taharah works on day 4, and then you can just start counting the shivah nekiyyim on day 6, as normal. Even if there is peleitat shikhvat zera on day 5, it doesn’t impact the hefseik taharah – doesn’t lead to starting over again. Actually, there is a reason
