NIDAH 11 - dedicated by Mrs. Rita Grunberger of Queens, N.Y., in loving memory of her husband, Reb Yitzchok Yakov ben Eliyahu Grunberger. Irving Grunberger helped many people quietly in an unassuming manner and he is dearly missed by all who knew him. His Yahrzeit is 10 Sivan.
1)

WHEN WOMEN MUST CHECK THEMSELVES (Yerushalmi Perek 1 Halachah 6 Daf 5a)

מתני' אף על פי שאמרו דייה שעתה צריכה להיות בודקת חוץ מן הנידה והיושבת לדם טוהר

(a)

(Mishnah): Even though a woman (Rashi - with a Veses) is Dayah Shaitah, she must check herself (for Taharos), except for a Nidah (during the seven days) or a Yoledes in Yemei Tohar. (On days 8-40 after giving birth to a boy, or days 15-80 after giving birth to a girl, any blood she sees is called Dam Tohar. It is not Metamei her.)

והמשמשת בעדים חוץ מן היושבת על דם טוהר ובתולה שדמיה טהורין

(b)

And one who checks with Edim (cloths) at the time of Bi'ah, except for a Yoledes during Dam Tohar or a Besulah, for her blood is Tahor.

ופעמים שהיא צריכה להיות בודקת בשחרית ובין השמשות ובשעה שהיא עוברת לשמש את ביתה

(c)

She must check herself twice [daily], in the morning and evening, and before Bi'ah.

יתירות עליהן הכוהנות בשעה שהן אוכלות בתרומה

(d)

In addition to these, a Kohenes [must check herself] before eating Terumah;

ר' יהודה אומר אף בשעת עברתן מלאכול בתרומה:

(e)

R. Yehudah says, also when she finishes eating Terumah.

גמ' כיני מתניתא חוץ מן הנידה שלא הפסיקה לה טהרה:

(f)

(Gemara): Our Mishnah means, except for a Nidah who did not interrupt in Taharah (she has been seeing every day. If not, even though in any case she is Temei'ah, she would check for the sake of fixing a Veses.

והמשמשת בעדים.

(g)

(Mishnah): And one who checks with Edim at the time of Bi'ah.

כיני מתניתא צריכה שתשמש בעדים:

(h)

Our Mishnah means that she must check with Edim at the time of Bi'ah.

ובתולה שדמיה טהורין.

(i)

And [except for] a Besulah, for her blood is Tahor.

כיני מתניתא תינוקת שלא הגיע [דף ה עמוד ב] זמנה לראות ונישאת

(j)

Our Mishnah [connotes that her blood is Tahor as long as she sees due to her Besulim. It] discusses a girl who did not reach the age to see, and she married. (If she reached the age to see, Beis Hillel are Metaher only for four nights.)

שמואל אמר לילה ויום עונה ומקצת עונה ככולה.

(k)

(Shmuel): (In a Mishnah, Beis Hillel say that if she already saw before Nisu'in, she is permitted to have Bi'ah the entire night; we attribute all the blood to Besulim.) She gets the night and [half of the following] day - an Onah, and part of an Onah.

הפסיקה ואחר כך ראת טמיאה

(l)

If she ceased [seeing Dam Besulim], and afterwards saw, she is Tamei.

שינת מראה דמיה טמיאה

(m)

If the appearance of her blood changed, she is Tamei (surely the new blood is Dam Nidah).

אמר ר' זעירא בשלא שינת מחמת התשמיש אבל אם שינת מחמת התשמיש טהורה

(n)

(R. Ze'ira): This is when it did not change due to Bi'ah (i.e. she saw without Bi'ah), but if it changed due to Bi'ah, she is Tahor.

אמר רבי יוסי ומתניתא אמרה כן ובתולה שדמיה טהורין הדא אמרה שינת מחמת תשמיש טהורה

(o)

Support (R. Yosi - Mishnah): And [except for] a Besulah, for her blood is Tahor. This teaches that [she need not check herself at the time of Bi'ah, for even] if the appearance will change due to Bi'ah, she is Tahor;

ואם אומר את שינת מחמת התשמיש תהא טמיאה ותשמש בעד שמא תשנה מחמת התשמיש ותהא טמיאה:

1.

If you will say that if the appearance changes due to Bi'ah, she is Tamei, she should have Bi'ah with Edim, lest the appearance change due to Bi'ah, and she will be Tamei!