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From: Russell Hendel <rhendel@saber.towson.edu>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 01:24:00 -0500 (EST)
Subject: RE: Rabbi Millers Excellent Family Purity Book

Gershon Dubin in mj-v31n46 writes
>>>>>>>>>
	I heard an interesting story tonight before Maariv.  It appears
that there was a Rav Miller in America around the turn of the century
who wrote pamphlets advocating certain construction changes which would
have allowed any home bathtub to be a kosher mikva.  His halachic points
were apparently valid, but he was disapproved of by gedolei hador (Rav
Chaim Ozer was mentioned) for practical reasons.
>>>>>>>>>

I actually have his book. He advocated building mikvahs on roofs(not in
bathtubs where they are not kosher mikvahs because the water is
drawn). I never heard of anyone disapproving of what he did.

While we are on the subject:

My favorite story from his book is about a California County Law that
required a couple to wait 3 days before receiving their marriage
license.

Upon enactment of this law the marriage rate dropped 50%! (The story was
used to illustrate the virtues of a Family purity law)

Russell Hendel; Phd ASA; Math Towson;
Moderator Rashi Is Simple
http://www.shamash.org/rashi/