Importance of Mikvah, For Men
Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm of Online Smicha on the importance of going to the Mikvah, even according to Bnei Brak posek Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. Video
Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm of Online Smicha on the importance of going to the Mikvah, even according to Bnei Brak posek Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. Video
I understand the vital importance of going to the mikvah. The what to do once there for a man has not been addressed for those who have not gone. Would you be so kind as to explain what is done and said?
Thank you so much.
Moshe
Here is a link to Rav Chaim Kanievsky’s own words on the importance of men going to the mikvah, from his Sefer Orchos Yosher: http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=49046&st=&pgnum=40&hilite= A rough translation: “The opinion of many of the past sages was that the Tivilah of Ezra was discontinued only for the study of Torah, however it is forbidden to pray until one immerses in the Mikva. This is the opinion of Rabbi Hai Gaon and Rabbanu Chananel and many other Reshonim. Even the Rambam who wrote that they nullified it totally, was attacked for this by the sages of Bavel and he replied to… Read more »
in giving second psak of Rabbi Kanievsky? The first one is important because it shoes that even a oilemishe rov who lav davka says to go to mikva, in such an instance he also says to go, but when he says not to go, this is not our shita so why bring and not even say that this is not our shita.