## Kitzur Shulchan Arukh Siman 160

###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 160:1
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בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּעוֹד יוֹם קֹדֶם בֵּין הַשְׁמָשׁוֹת תִּרְחַץ בְּחַמִּין כָּל גּוּפָהּ הֵיטֵיב, וּבִפְרָט בִּמְקוֹמוֹת הַקְּמָטִין וּבְבֵית הַסְּתָרִים תִּרְחַץ הֵיטֵב, וְתִבְדֹּק כָּל גּוּפָהּ בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁיְכוֹלָה לִרְאוֹת וּלְמַשְׁמֵשׁ בְּיָדֶיהָ הֵיטֵב, שֶׁלֹּא יִשָּׁאֵר עָלֶיהָ שׁוּם חֲצִיצָה אוֹ שׁוּם לִכְלוּךְ, וְגַם תָחֹף וְתִסְרֹק הֵיטֵב בְּמַסְרֵק כָּל שַׂעֲרוֹתֶיהָ וּתְפַסְפְּסֵן, שֶׁלֹּא תִהְיֶינָה מְדֻבָּקוֹת אוֹ קְשׁוּרוֹת. וְזֹאת נִקְרֵאת חֲפִיפָה. וּצְרִיכָה לַעֲסֹק בַּחֲפִיפָה עַד שֶׁתֶּחְשַךְ, שֶׁתִּטְבֹּל מִיָד לְאַחַר הַחֲפִיפָה, כִּי לְכַתְחִלָּה צְרִיכָה לִהְיוֹת הַחֲפִיפָה סָמוּךְ לַטְבִילָה, וְגַם שֶׁתְּהֵא הַחֲפִיפָה בַּיּוֹם. עַל כֵּן הַמִּנְהָג הַכָּשֵׁר הוּא, שֶׁתַּתְחִיל בַּחֲפִיפָה בְּעוֹד יוֹם וְתַמְשִׁיךְ עַד הַלָּיְלָה.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
On the seventh day [of purification,] during the daytime, before sunset, she should wash herself thoroughly with warm water, especially in places where there are wrinkles, and her hidden parts. She should wash thoroughly and examine her whole body in a room where she can see and feel efficiently with her hands. There should not remain any interposing¹ (see chapt. 161) particle or any dirt on her body. She must also thoroughly cleanse and comb all of her hair with a comb,². Checking her body for a *chatsitsah* before immersion, is a *de’oraisa*. Failure to perform either, totally invalidates her immersion. (see *Chochmas Adam* 120:12.) and disentangle them so that they will not be matted together or knotted. This whole process is called *chafifah*. She must engage in *chafifah* until nightfall, in order to perform immersion immediately after *chafifah*; for preferably the *chafifah* should take place close to the [time of] immersion, and the *chafifah* should also take place in the daytime. Therefore, the proper procedure is to start the *chafifah* while it is yet day, and prolong it till nightfall.

footnotes:
¹ Between her body and the water of the mikvah
² This is an injunction enacted by Ezra Hasofer


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 160:2
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חֲפִיפָה שֶׁבִּמְקוֹם הַשְּׂעָרוֹת, לֹא תְהֵא בְּדָבָר שֶׁמְּסַבֵּךְ אֶת הַשְׂעָרוֹת. וּבְבוֹרִית שֶׁאָנוּ קוֹרִין זֵייף [סַבּוֹן], נוֹהֲגִין לְהָקֵל, שֶׁהוּא מְנַקֶּה הֵיטֵב וְאֵינוֹ מְסַבֵּךְ.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
The *chafifah* on places where there is hair, should not be done with anything that tends to entangle the hair.³ 199:2) With regard to using soap, our custom is to be lenient because it cleanses well, and does not entangle the hair.

footnotes:
³ For this reason cold water should not be used. (Shulchan Aruch


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 160:3
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בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁאֵין מֶרְחָץ בְּבֵית הַטְּבִילָה, אֶלָּא שֶׁחוֹפֶפֶת בְּבֵיתָהּ וְאַחַר כָּךְ הוֹלֶכֶת לִטְבֹּל, תִּשָׂא עִמָּה מַסְרֵק וְתִסְרֹק שָׁמָּה שַׂעֲרוֹתֶיהָ עוֹד הַפָּעַם.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
When there is no bath in the *mikvah*, and she must make *chafifa* at home and afterwards go to perform the immersion, she should take a comb with her, and comb her hair again at the *mikvah*.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 160:4
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בִּשְׁעַת הַדְּחָק שֶׁאִי אֶפְשָׁר לָהּ לַעֲשׂוֹת הַחֲפִיפָה בַּיוֹם, תּוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹתָהּ בַּלַּיְלָה, רַק תִּזָּהֵר לָחֹף כָּרָאוּי וְלֹא תְמַהֵר. וְכֵן אִם אִי אֶפְשָׁר לָה לָחֹף גַּם בַּלַּיְלָה, תּוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת כָּל הַחֲפִיפָה בַּיּוֹם.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
In an emergency, when it is impossible for her to make the *chafifah* during the daytime, she can make it at night, but she must do it properly and not hurriedly. Also, if it is impossible for her to prolong the *chafifah* into the night, she may perform the entire *chafifah* in the daytime.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 160:5
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חָלָה טְבִילָתָהּ בְּלֵיל שַׁבָּת, תַּעֲשֶׂה הַחֲפִיפָה בַּיוֹם, וְתִזָּהֵר מְאֹד לִגְמֹר כָּל הַחֲפִיפָה קֹדֶם בֵּין הַשְׁמָשׁוֹת, שֶׁלֹּא תָבוֹא חַס וְֹשָלוֹם לִידֵי חִלוּל שַׁבָּת. וּלְעִנְיַן הַדְלָקַת הַנֵּרוֹת, הַמֻּבְחָר הוּא, אִם אֶפְשָׁר, שֶתֵּלֵךְ לְבֵיתָהּ לְאַחַר הַחֲפִיפָה, אוֹ שֶׁתַּעֲשֶׂה הַחֲפִיפָה בְּבֵיתָהּ, וּלְאַחַר הַחֲפִיפָה קֹדֶם בֵּין הַשְׁמָשׁוֹת, תַּדְלִיק אֶת הַנֵּרוֹת, וְאַחַר כָּךְ תִּטְבֹּל. וְאִם אִי אֶפְשָׁר, יַדְלִיק הַבָּעַל. וְאִם גַּם זֹאת אִי אֶפְשָׁר, תַּדְלִיק וּתְבָרֵךְ עַל הַנֵרוֹת בְּעוֹד הַיוֹם גָּדוֹל, וְתֹאמַר קֹדֶם הַהַדְלָקָה שֶׁאֵינָהּ מְקַבֶּלֶת שַׁבָּת בְּהַדְלָקָה זֹאת, כִּי בִּמְקוֹם הַצֹּרֶךְ, מַהֲנֵי תְנַאי (כְדְלְעֵיל סִימָן עה סָעִיף ד). אֲבָל מַה שֶׁקְּצָת נוֹהֲגוֹת לְבָרֵךְ אַחַר הַטְּבִילָה עַל נֵרוֹת דּוֹלְקִים, צְרִיכִין לְבַטֵּל, כִּי הִיא מְבָרֶכֶת בְרָכָה לְבַטָּלָה.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
If her time for immersion is on Friday night, she should make the *chafifah* during the day. She must be very careful to complete the entire *chafifah* before twilight, and not, God forbid, violate the Shabbos. With regard to Shabbos candle lighting, it is best, if possible, for her to return home after the *chafifah*, or to make the *chafifah* at home, and after the *chafifah*, before twilight, she should light the candles and after that perform the immersion.⁴ If this is not possible, then her husband should light the candles instead. If this too is impossible, she should light the candles, and say the *berachah* over the candles while there is still plenty of time remaing in the day. Before lighting them she should declare that she is not assuming the [holiness of] Shabbos with the lighting; for when necessary such a stipulation is valid. But the practice of some women to say the *berachah* over the burning candles after their immersion, should be voided, for they are saying a *berachah* in vain.

footnotes:
⁴ After nightfall.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 160:6
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בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁנוֹהֲגִין לִטְבֹּל בְּמוֹצָאֵי שַׁבָּת וּבְמוֹצָאֵי יוֹם טוֹב, צְרִיכִין לִשְׁאֹל לְמוֹרֶה הוֹרָאָה אֵיךְ יִתְנַהֲגוּ בַּחֲפִיפָה.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
In communities where it is customary to perform the ritual immersion after the close of *Shabbos* or *Yom Tov*, a Rav should be consulted as to how they should perform the *chafifah*.