R. Ovadia Yosef on a Woman Convert Immersing in Mikveh in Front of Rabbis (18 Cheshvan)

שו"ת יביע אומר יורה דעה א:יט 18 Marcheshvan 5708 (1947)

R. Ovadya Yosef struggles with women's conversion: does the convert's immersion in a mikveh have to be witnessed by the judges of the rabbinical court? If yes, are there ways to ensure that it is handled modestly, in ways that will reduce how inappropriate it looks to uneducated eyes?

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