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.
Boston’s groundbreaking community mikveh closed due to burst pipe
Meet the wealthy Israeli woman promoting Jewish family purity
Ethiopian Israeli suing rabbi for casting doubt on her Jewishness
Chief rabbis turn the heat up on differences over mikve usage
A difference of opinion between the two rabbis over who should be appointed to the position of director of the Chief Rabbinate became public two weeks ago.
A-G: Knesset bill restricting mikve use is unconstitutional
The bill passed a preliminary reading last week and has been put forward by haredi parties in the Knesset.
Bill banning mikva use in non-Orthodox conversions passes first round of voting
Executive director of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism Rabbi Gilad Kariv denounced the approval of the bill, saying it put the religious establishment and the Israeli public.
Bill to circumvent Supreme Court ruling on non-Orthodox use of mikvas scheduled for a vote Sunday
Senior UTJ MK Mosh Gafni drafted the legislation immediately after the court ruling last month.
Landmark ruling to allow non-Orthodox converts access to all mikva’ot
The state had already argued, in trying to justify the discrimination, that the law requires Religious Councils to abide “by the rulings of the rabbinate.”
December 25: No excuses
So the question remains: Does the Chief Rabbinate’s constituency comprise all of Israel’s Jews or is it limited to those pulling the strings to get the chief rabbis elected?
NGOs sue local religious councils for over-charging for mikve usage
ITIM says that its suit is designed to force local religious councils to act in accordance with the law when providing vital services to the public.
This week in Jerusalem 415131
Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.
The waters of rebellion
A group of religious women have appealed to the High Court of Justice to recognize their right to immerse in a mikve without the presence of an attendant.
Watch: Mysterious ancient message found on ritual bath from Second Temple period
"At this point in the research, the inscriptions are a mystery," says Antiquities Authority.