Chapter 153 – Woman Who is Menstrually Unclean
153.1) If even a drop of blood comes from a woman’s womb, she is considered menstrually unclean.
153.2) If she does not feel the blood, but sees a stain on her clothes or sheets, she is unclean.
153.3) If a woman feels she has begun to menstruate even with no evidence, she is unclean.
153.4) A husband should not have intercourse with a menstrually unclean woman.
153.5) He should not touch a menstrually unclean woman.
153.6) He should not eat with her at the same table.
153.7) He should not drink after a menstrually unclean woman.
153.8) Do not sleep in the same bed as a menstrually unclean woman.
153.9) Do not sit on the same swing board unless someone is sitting between you.
153.10) Do not look at any part of her body that is usually covered.
153.11) She should wear special clothes so her husband knows she is menstrually unclean.
153.12) She may not pour wine for her husband.
153.13) He may not pour wine for her either.
153.14) She may attend to her husband if he is ill and there is no one else to attend to him.
153.15) The rules stated here apply for the seven white days as well.
153.16) During the menstruation period and the white days, a woman should not enter the synagogue.