Chapter 162 – Immersion
162.1) Every woman whose husband is in town must perform the immersion.
162.2) Do not perform the immersion on the seventh day before the stars appear.
162.3) In case of emergency, you may perform immersion on the eighth day.
162.4) Do not stand on anything but the bottom of the poll during immersion.
162.5) Do not perform immersion where others may see you.
162.6) Someone must stand by and see to it that no strand of hair remains floating above the water. It must be a Jewish woman over the age of twelve.
162.7) You may perform the immersion on Friday evening if your husband is in town.
162.8) Pronounce the benediction, “Who hath commanded us concerning immersion,” while standing in the water.
162.9) You may enter the bathhouse after properly immersing yourself in a pool to get warm.
162.10) Do not reveal the night on which you will perform the immersion.
162.11) Follow the custom of your community concerning the warming of water for immersion.
162.12) Immersion in a river is valid if the water is so low that you are certain the water was not augmented by rain or snow.
162.13) Immersion is permitted in a river or stream while water is still flowing into it.
162.14) Laws regarding ritual pools are numerous.