Workers in Jerusalem mikvaot (ritual baths) claim that a new security system recently installed is the cause of a great deal of immodesty – because the system features video cameras, with all clients who enter the building being filmed. In a letter to rabbis in the city, workers in the mikvaot say that the cameras are located at the entrance to the buildings, and that "there may be others that we are not aware of." The letter says that the images are sent to the offices of security companies, whose workers are not observant, putting the clients in a very embarrassing position. In addition to the cameras, electronic gates have been installed in many of the baths, delaying many women from entering in a timely manner.
Religious Affairs Minister Yaakov Margi said that the matter would be investigated and remedied immediately.