Outdoor Mikvaot

Question

According to Halacha, do Mikvaot (which are outdoors, not covered by a roof) require hasgacha to be presumed kosher, or do the poskim allow for a Chazakah it remains valid even without supervision? Does it depend on the rain and weather cycle of the area? Sources please

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Answers

  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    The subject is complex and whether a particular location is a Kosher Mikveh or not depends on too many details to delineate here. I suggest that you read the information at the following two sites:

    Natural Bodies of Water


    https://halachipedia.com/index.php?title=Mikvaot

    Best wishes from the AskTheRabbi.org Team