Mikva

Mikveh discovered in basement of former strip club in Poland

Just up the stairs from the mikvah — which is full of water — are remnants of the former Sphinx club: a Heineken sign and a pole for strippers.

Jewish ritual bath beneath the Church of St. Philip the Apostle; Syracuse, Italy.
Mikvah Mei Chaya Mushka in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Boston’s groundbreaking community mikveh closed due to burst pipe

 RUTHY LEVIEV-YELIZAROV (R) and partner Bracha Shilat at the She’asani Isha launch.

Meet the wealthy Israeli woman promoting Jewish family purity

A mikva, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

Ethiopian Israeli suing rabbi for casting doubt on her Jewishness


Ancient Second Temple era mikveh serves Jews of all gender, denomination

Shmaya is the only mikveh in Israel with this mission, and includes among its diverse clientele people converting to Judaism not through the Orthodox Rabbinate.

The ancient Second Temple era mikveh is excavated in the Lower Galilee (L). It was moved to Kibbutz Hannaton and is now the modern mikveh Shmaya (R).

Two-thirds of mikvaot don’t have operating license

Absence of operating license raises concerns over proper management of standards at mikvaot.

Mikvah

Israel offers religious courses to help Ethiopians integrate

Mikveh and ‘shechita’ courses attempts to assist Ethiopians feel part of Israel’s religious sector.

ENSURING ETHIOPIAN representation: At the course on ‘shechita’ (left) and for ‘balaniyot’ training.

The mikveh monologues

DR. ELLA KANNER: Moving the mikveh into the public discourse.

When women tell the truth about mikveh

"Mikva the Musical: Music and Monologues from the Deep" uses theater to open up a sometimes taboo topic.

Women of the ‘Mikva’: Sarah Landman, Michele Thaler, Adina Feldman, Malka Abrahams (seated) and Yael Valier

Victims of videotaping-mikvah rabbi to receive $14.25 million settlement

“Combating sexual abuse is always on the forefront of everyone’s mind,” said the former president of Kesher's board of directors.

Rabbi Barry Freundel

New archeological exhibition tells a story of an ancient city in Israel

A mikva was dating from the 1st century AD to the 7th century CE, indicating the existence of a Jewish settlement during the Roman period between the 1st-3rd centuries BCE.

Masks of Dionysus and Ariadne uncovered at the Castra site.

Archaeologists may have found an ancient mikve near Marseille

The town, which is situated 90 miles northwest of Marseille, had a large Jewish population in the 13th century.

A general view of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux

Man drowns in Jerusalem mikva

The circumstances of the man's drowning are still unknown.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

NGO sues Jerusalem Rabbinate over mikva immersion without attendant

The lawsuit filed on Wednesday argues that the demand for a woman seeking to immerse alone to sign a disclaimer form violates her privacy and dignity.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

MIT grad brings mikve observance into the age of technology

Today, MikvahCalendar.com has 65,000 users.

Rivkah Bloom: Enhancing Judaism via apps