 Separating politics from the core conversion issueGetting to the heart of the conversion matter.Court: No need to sign waiver for immersion without attendantCourt accepts advocacy group's demand that Jerusalem Religious Council not ask women to sign a waiver before immersing without an attendant. Marseille mystery cellar may have been a mikvahResearchers suspect ancient cellar discovered twenty years ago may have been a mikvah, say there 'was always water there.'Serial 'mikva rapist' charged for assaults on teens66-year-old Jerusalem man allegedly cornered teens as young as 13 in mikva, threatening to lock them inside if they resisted him. Jerusalem man drowns in mikvah47-year-old man drowns in ritual bath just days before son's bar mitzvah celebration.Bnei Brak: 81 million NIS to revamp mikvehsBnei Brak spokesman says city invested millions in mikvehs, counters Aliza Lavie's claim the price is 'too high.' Ancient Roman bath house discovered under modern mikvahThe Old City of Jerusalem will soon be hosting a new mikvah - with two thousand year-old roots. MK vows 'world war' to stop gov't funding of Reform mikvahsFinance Committee chair pledges to derail plan to use taxpayer funds to build mikvahs for Reform conversions. Compromise reached over Mikveh lawAs part of Knesset Law regarding ritual baths, 2-4 Reform and Conservative Mikvaot will be built. Mikvah Workers Outraged by Proposed Fine for NosinessFemale mikvah supervisors upset by proposed law that threatens 50,000 shekel fine for asking unwanted questions.30 More Ritual Baths to Be Built in EuropeProject estimated to cost at least 2 million euros; Rabbi: 'We wanted to make mikvaot available for every Jew.' Ancient Ritual Bath near Temple Mount to be Back in UseAn ancient mikve (ritual bath) near the Temple Mount will be renovated and reopened for use by women who wish to ascend the Temple Mount. New Mikvah Opens at Dead Sea Hotel StripA ritual pool that can create Jewish purity at the highest level has just been opened in the lowest place on the planet – the Dead Sea. |
