Chapters from Family Purity: A Guide to Marital Fulfillment and from Times by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs, free to read online, with review quizzes from the Study Guide for Choson & Kallah.
Introduction
- Overview: The Purity CycleIntroduction
A one-page overview of the Jewish family purity cycle: niddah, the hefsek tahara, the seven white days, immersion in the mikveh and separation dates.
- From the RebbeIntroduction
Letters and talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on family purity, peace at home, fertility and the health of children.
Chapters from Family Purity: A Guide to Marital Fulfillment
- Perfect MarriageChapter 1
Chapter 1 of Family Purity by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs: the body and soul of a Jewish marriage, mutual respect, and the words of the Rambam and the Rebbe.
- NiddahChapter 2
Chapter 2 of Family Purity: what niddah is, sensations of menstruation (hargasha), examinations, colors and their outcome, with sources.
- Source of NiddahChapter 2
Chapter 2 of Family Purity: uterine bleeding, niddah before marriage, examinations, discolored urine and additional purity, with sources.
- Gynecological ConsiderationsChapter 2
Family Purity on gynecological procedures: which procedures cause niddah, which do not, and when to consult a rabbi.
- Stains (Kesamim)Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of Family Purity: the laws of stains (kesamim), the three conditions, minimum size, and how to approach a rabbi with a question.
- Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder (Harchakos)Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Family Purity by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs: the laws of separation while the wife is niddah, and the reasons behind them, with sources.
- Making Sure Menstruation Has Finished (Hefsek Tahara)Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of Family Purity: the hefsek tahara, the five minimum days, and why the timing matters, with an interactive example.
- The Seven White Days (Shiva Nekiim)Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of Family Purity by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs: the seven white days, read online with sources and an interactive calendar.
- Preparing for Immersion (Hafifah)Chapter 7
Chapter 7 of Family Purity by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs, from the forthcoming expanded edition: how to prepare for immersion in the mikvah (hafifah), with every source.
- Intervening Substances (Chatzitzah)Chapter 8
Chapter 8 of Family Purity by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs: intervening substances (chatzitzah) that can invalidate immersion, on the body, hair, nails and teeth, with sources.
- What Is a Mikveh?Chapter 9
Chapter 9 of Family Purity by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs: what a mikveh is, how a kosher mikveh is built, and why its supervision matters, with sources.
- Immersion (Tevilah)Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of Family Purity by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs: the immersion in the mikveh, when it takes place, the blessing, and the role of the mikveh attendant, with sources.
- Intimate RelationsChapter 11
Chapter 11 of Family Purity by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs: marital relations in holiness, modesty, and holy books and a mezuzah in the room, with sources.
- Proper Times for Marital RelationsChapter 12
Chapter 12 of Family Purity by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs: Shabbos, Yom Kippur, Tisha BeAv, the night of immersion and other times, with sources.
- The Wedding NightChapter 13
Chapter 13 of Family Purity by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs: preparing for the chupah, the wedding night, and the laws that follow, with sources.
- Time of the Anticipated Menstruation (Vestos)Chapter 14
Chapter 14 of Family Purity by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs: the separation dates (vestos), how they are recorded and calculated, and the examinations.
- BirthChapter 15
Chapter 15 of Family Purity by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs: the laws of family purity before and after childbirth, and after a miscarriage, with sources.
Separation dates, from Times
- Separation Dates · Chabad Custom (Vestos)Times
Times by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs, Chabad custom: the three separation dates (vestos), how long to separate, and the examination, with sources.
- Separation Dates · Major Customs (Vestos)Times
Times by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs, major customs: the monthly, average and interval separation dates, the 31st day and Or Zarua.
Review quizzes
From the Study Guide for Choson & Kallah. Nothing you answer is saved.
- Niddah review quizChapter 2
- Stains (kesamim) review quizChapter 3
- The laws of separation review quizChapter 4
- The hefsek tahara: making sure menstruation has finished review quizChapter 5
- The seven white days review quizChapter 6
- Preparing for immersion review quizChapter 7
- Intervening substances (chatzitzah) review quizChapter 8
- What is a mikveh? review quizChapter 9
- Immersion review quizChapter 10
- Intimate relations review quizChapter 11
- Proper times for marital relations review quizChapter 12
- The wedding night review quizChapter 13
- Time of the anticipated menstruation (separation dates) review quizChapter 14
- Birth review quizChapter 15