Chagigah 21a: When a Cast Meets the Mikvah: Understanding One of the Hardest Chatzitzah Cases

12/11/2025 2 min

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Episode Synopsis

This episode breaks down one of the most complex and sensitive halachic questions in Hilchot Niddah: Does wearing a medical cast create a Chatzitzah?We walk through the major positions of leading poskim — including Rav Eliezer Waldenberg, Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg, Rav Zvi Pesach Frank, and the Sidrei Taharah — and explain why this issue is so difficult.You’ll hear:Why some poskim insist on removing the cast whenever possibleWhy others argue that a cast may not be considered a Chatzitzah, since it’s medically necessary and not viewed as “objectionable”This is a clear, structured guide to one of the hardest real-life Chatzitzah dilemmas.

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