Time of Menstrual Onset - For Calculating Separation Period
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Question
Hello, I inquired via phone about when a woman starts calculating her menstrual cycle. It was conveyed that some women begin with a heavy flow (stream, large quantity), and occasionally it starts with a stain, but for them, the stain is not considered the start of the cycle. For other women, it usually starts with a stain, and for them, the calculation of the separation period begins from the stain. Someone sent her clarification from her rabbi who says the opposite. Two questions: 1. Is what I learned over the phone correct, and am I not mistaken? 2. If someone checked with their rabbi and he said something different, should I always tell her to follow her rabbi's instructions?
Answer
Hello
1. This is indeed the instruction of our teacher, the Gaon, Rabbi Avraham Fried, shlita
2. She can consistently follow the guidance of one rabbi.