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I learnt with my Kallah teacher that I have to always be really careful to take off any dead skin from my feet before going to Mikvah and that is what I did for the beginning of my marriage. However now I see that in Kitzur Dinei Tahara it does not mention to take off the dead skin from feet. Do we indeed have to be particular on taking off every little piece of skin?

You do not have to take off the dead skin. However if you do want to take it off often (regardless of Mikvah), then you would have to do it…

Are temporary fillings and temporary crowns considered a Chatzitzah for Mikvah?

If they will remain for thirty days after Tevilah, it is OK. One may be lenient if it will remain a week after Mikvah, if it will also remain for…

Whats the Halacha if a woman went to the Mikva and then the next morning realized that she forgot to floss her teeth before Toveling?

If no Chatzitzah was found in the teeth, Bedieved the Tevila is valid. Note, one must not Davka floss. Any method of checking and cleaning the teeth is fine. Obviously…

Can a river be used as a woman’s Mikvah?

There are several issues with using a river for a Mikvah: 1. The river must not stem from rainwater, unless it’s stagnant - not flowing. Pipes through which water passes…