Question:
Is a woman supposed to go to the mikva on erev yom kippur?
Answer:
There are some that do, however the general minhag is not to.
Sources:
Levush 607 2,3, Eliyahu Rabba ibid 9, Mateh Moshe 840, Kovetz Halachos 24-5.
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