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Is a woman permitted to tub bathe and/or swim on an Onas Prisha?

Question: Rav Braun, I am writing to ask if you can please clarify the issue of tub bathing and swimming on an Onas Prisha - both Onah Beinonis and…

Is it appropriate to refrain from “the mitzva” at this time, Similar to the times of the mabul?

No. ראה משנ״ב תקעד בשעה״צ ח. כה״ח שם פג. פה. ואף למחמירים בכל צרה - ראה לבוש או״ח רמ. עו״ת הו״ד בכה״ח שם פה. שו״ת בית דוד צה.…

If a couple has a boy and a girl, thereby Halachically fulfilling the Mitzvah of Pru U’Rvu, then why is necessary to get a Heter for birth control?

See here for a thorough analysis of the parameters of this Mitzvah: https://asktherav.com/i-am-teaching-a-high-school-class-about-the-mitzva-of-pru-urvu-what-is-the-mitzvah-mdoiraisa-and-what-is-the-mitzva-mderabanan/#.XcvxTrulXq8.link This link in itself deals with the basic premise in your question. In addition…

Is the Halacha different regarding Onos that are within a couple of months post birth? Must they all be kept? Is the difference only regarding Veses Kavua. How does it work?

After a birth one must keep the Onos (Hachodesh, Beinoni, Hafloga) only after she started having her period again (which usually will not happening for a couple of months…