The first mikvah ever in Park Slope finally opened after more than five years of construction. The three-story William and Betty Katz Center for Jewish Life, on 15th Street between Sixth and Seventh ...

This winter, Toronto’s Chabad community once again demonstrated its deep commitment to the mitzvah of Taharas Hamishpacha ...

The Jewish women’s practice of going to the mikvah could do a lot to further self-care, mental health and relaxation for ...

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - For the first time in over 50 years, the Charleston Jewish community is getting a new Mikvah. A Mikvah is a pool of water that is used for ritual cleansing and purification ...

The first time I saw a mikvah I had no idea what it was. My college roommate took me to a small building behind her synagogue that looked like a storage unit. We entered a dimly lit area where a small ...

Men immersing in correlation with their partners’ menstrual cycles has been an almost unheard-of practice. NEW YORK (JTA) – Mikvah night has an unusual meaning in the Ozur Bass household. As for many ...

When Rabbi Daniel Liben steps into the warm waters of the Mayyim Hayyim (Living Waters) mikvah in Newton, Mass., he will pause on each of the seven steps leading into the pool to ponder the state of ...

A sacred and ancient Jewish ritual can now be performed in a Buffalo Grove couple’s garage. “It’s an incredible feeling, it’s hard to describe,” Rabbi Shimon Zehnwirth said of watching rainwater fill ...

When women go to the mikvah, it is supposed to be a serene, spiritual experience. But now, a homeless encampment that’s popped up just steps away from the Pico-Robertson mikvah, Mikvah Esther, is ...