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3000 year old agreement

The Rav Name: Rabbi Boaz Yurkowitz
  • Question

why should a Jew nowadays be bound to an agreement (and punished for not following) made by their ancestors 3000 years ago? If my ancestor had made an agreement with God that every time he and his ancestors walked into the house, he banged himself on the head, should I, 3k years later be bound to bang myself on the head?

  • Answer
There are two aspects to going to the Mikveh: 1. Immersion in accordance with the ruling of Ezra HaSofer, which is done in case there was nocturnal emission, and is therefore very important. 2. Immersion for the sake of additional purity, and for this purpose if you have difficulty in going, you can say Mishnayot from Seder Taharot.

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