News for Mikvah The ‘Seven Clean Days’ in our timeThere are those who seek to repeal the takkanah of Rebbi regarding sheva niki’im, but we do not have the authority to repeal earlier decreesDistancing that leads to closenessOut of the longing of distancing, husband and wife reunite with greater love, and thus the fire that keeps marriage alive is guarded.The Mikveh and the purifying power of waterImmersion in water symbolizes the Divine grace granted to all equally, similar to rain that falls on all creatures, adding blessing to life. Preventing infection, while maintaining normalcyJerusalem Council member Elad Malka says city knows how to identify hotspots, but middle schools may need to return to distance learning. Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: 'More women are immersing in ritual baths'Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Chief Rabbi of Tzfat, says many are connecting to their roots now. 'People want to come to closer to the Creator.' Argentinian authorities, rabbis reach agreement on mikvahs amid Covid-19 outbreakLocal rabbis and government authorities agree on a system that will allow ritual baths to stay open amid virus outbreak. Historic home to Khazars and Cantonists, Astrakhan gets a mikvahChabad emissaries Rabbi Yisroel and Deborah Melamed came to revive community that had suffered decades of Soviet oppression. New mikvah in Efrat: 'More women will keep family purity'New and magnificent ritual bath inaugurated in Gush Etzion town. Religious Affairs Minister: 'Issue of mikvahs has improved recently.' In first, 'Bnei Anusim' open mikvah in northern BrazilDescendants of forcefully converted Jews open mikvah in northern Brazil. Medieval bath may be earliest Jewish vestige in BrazilBath found in Brazil hotel has every sign of being a mikvah - but historians are still trying to prove it. Tzfat rabbi: Don't bring children to mikvahTzfat's Rabbi Bistritsky instructs parents not to send, bring, children to ritual bath, citing safety concerns. Boston-area mikvah in shock after funds go missingMikva director says loss is 'significant' but 'not enough to endanger' continued activities. 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.' Roman bath house discovered under mikvahThe Old City of Jerusalem will soon be hosting a new mikvah - with two thousand year-old roots. MK vows 'world war' against Reform mikvah fundingFinance 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 Fine for NosinessFemale mikvah supervisors upset by proposed law that threatens 50,000 shekel fine for asking unwanted questions.30 More Ritual Baths OK'd For EuropeProject estimated to cost at least 2 million euros; Rabbi: 'We wanted to make mikvaot available for every Jew.' Ancient Mikve 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. |
