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Every woman who is getting married must observe Shiva Nekiyim, whether or not she saw any blood, from the time that they began to seriously plan for the wedding. <ref>Gemara Niddah 66a, Shulchan Aruch YD 192:1</ref> | Every woman who is getting married must observe Shiva Nekiyim, whether or not she saw any blood, from the time that they began to seriously plan for the wedding. <ref>Gemara Niddah 66a, Shulchan Aruch YD 192:1</ref> | ||
==When Are these Laws Relevant== | |||
# For a woman who had her period prior to getting married, she has to observe her Shiva Nekiyim anyway since she is a Niddah.<ref>Sidrei Tahara 192:3 quoting the Lechem Chamudot explains that if a woman saw her period prior to her wedding she is like a niddah for all laws and there are no leniencies of dam chimud.</ref> | # For a woman who had her period prior to getting married, she has to observe her Shiva Nekiyim anyway since she is a Niddah.<ref>Sidrei Tahara 192:3 quoting the Lechem Chamudot explains that if a woman saw her period prior to her wedding she is like a niddah for all laws and there are no leniencies of dam chimud.</ref> | ||
# However, this law even applies to a woman who is menopausal and didn't see any blood since she last went to mikveh, nonetheless she must still observe Shiva Nekiyim and go to mikveh before her wedding.<Ref>Pitchei Teshuva 192:2</ref> | # However, this law even applies to a woman who is menopausal and didn't see any blood since she last went to mikveh, nonetheless she must still observe Shiva Nekiyim and go to mikveh before her wedding.<Ref>Pitchei Teshuva 192:2</ref> | ||
