Immersion for a Man in the Mikveh During the Seven Days of Mourning
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Question
Someone who is accustomed to immersing in the mikveh every day, is he allowed to immerse in the mikveh during the seven days of mourning?
Answer
One should not immerse in the mikveh during the seven days of mourning, even if it is a regular practice throughout the year.
Source
The Shulchan Aruch in Siman 613, section 6, states that a baal keri should not immerse on Yom Kippur since the decree of Ezra was annulled, and one should not immerse on Yom Kippur even if they are meticulous about it all year.
In the glosses to the Siddur Yaavetz, the editor writes that a baal keri may immerse during the seven days of mourning if he is accustomed to it, but the poskim write that this gloss is incorrect, and the editors write that this is a mistake, and one should not immerse during the seven days of mourning, only during the thirty days this overrides the custom brought by the Rema not to wash for 30 days.
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