Halacha:

Mikvaot 

Collections: Jewish Heritage Tour of Morocco

Description

Shiur given on a bus in Casablanca. Rabbi Schachter discusses the laws of mikvaot. Is the pesul of mayim she'uvim biblical or rabbinic? Why do Lubavitcher Chassidim always seek out "their" kind of mikve? Are the Lubavitch mikvaot any more mehudar than any other mikve? Is there any way to make mayim she'uvim kosher for a mikve? Do men who go to the mikve, need to worry about all of the chumros of mikve? Why do men go to the mikve? What does a mikve accomplish if we are all tamei meisim and there is no para aduma? Why did the Rambam go to the mikve daily? Why do chassidim go to the mikve daily?