Penitential Fasting Regimen for Relations with Niddah

Date: Erev Shabbos Parshas Vayigash 5572

From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer

To: Rabbi Baruch

Description

Rabbi Baruch asks how many penitential fasts are required for relations with a niddah. The Chasam Sofer devises a combined regimen of thirty-eight individual fasts plus one continuous two-day-and-night fast, satisfying both opinions.

Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer OC §173

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