Koshering Mikvahs
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Question
I have two questions about two illustrations of filling a mikvah: a. If one stands in the rain holding a bag or just a piece of nylon like a tablecloth near an empty pit, and water falls through the bag in my hand into the mikvah, is it invalidated by three logs or by human hand intervention? b. If during rain the tablecloth is arranged sloping towards the pit, is it invalidated due to human hand intervention?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
In all these cases, there is no law of drawn water, because the tablecloth is not a vessel and does not receive impurity neither from the Torah nor from the Rabbis, and the discussion is according to the law of human hand intervention.
Therefore: a. If the water passes over the tablecloth while it is held by the hand of a person, the mikvah is invalid.
b. If the tablecloth was initially placed on the ground and then it rained, the water is kosher.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 201, Sif 15, 38, and 49.