Mikveh

Israel uncovers Second Temple-period mikveh beneath Western Wall

The ritual bath was found sealed beneath a layer of destruction dated to 70 CE, in which researchers found burned ash and numerous artifacts that offer a snapshot of life just before the city fell.

THE RITUAL purification bath (mikveh) from the Second Temple period.
A new mikveh ritual bath in the Jewish settlement of Bat Ayin in Gush Etzion, West Bank, November 6, 2019.

Amid war, fight begins to keep religious ritual bath houses open

 Tehila Ishta (third-left) is flanked by Sephardi Chief Rabbi David Yosef to the right and attorney Ela Skaat to the left, at a meeting confirming her qualifications as a mikveh attendant.

Municipal rabbi publicly apologizes for questioning Jewishness of Ethiopian mikveh attendant

 Ancient mikveh dating back to Roman times discovered in Ostia Antica, Italy.

Ancient mikveh dating back to Roman times discovered in Ostia Antica, Italy


Mikve-peeping rabbi play takes the stage at Capital Fringe Film Festival

The play, while based on the controversial case, is "a work of fiction."

'Conservative Fictions' play, 2017

MIT grad brings mikve observance into the age of technology

Today, MikvahCalendar.com has 65,000 users.

Rivkah Bloom: Enhancing Judaism via apps

Local rabbinates overcharged NIS 5m. a year for mikve use

Court rules in favor of class-action suit; fines offenders NIS 230,000.

jewish ritual bath (mikve)

The Human Spirit: Ten fingers

‘They are determined to show other women that going to the mikve can be a positive spiritual experience.’

Mikve attendants

Disabled accessible ritual baths few and far between

In Jerusalem, with a population of over half a million Jews, there is just one accessible mikve, when it should have five.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

High Court should deal with traffic violations not Jewish law, says Sephardi chief rabbi

Yitzhak Yosef: It’s a shame judges are involving themselves with Halacha.

Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef at the Western Wall

Women can now immerse without mikve attendant

“This success shows that the hope of improving religious services is not lost, that they can reflect the needs of Israeli society while preserving Jewish law."

Pool of a medieval mikve in Speyer, Germany, dating back to 1128

Divisive issues continue to strain Israel-Diaspora relations

The passage of the mikve law was perhaps the most serious incident of all in recent months.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

Knesset approves funds for Reform, Masorti mikvas

In order to allow UTJ’s law to pass, the attorney general’s office said that the government must put in place a solution for the Reform and Masorti Movements.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

Analysis: ‘Mikve law’ throws cold water on Israel-Diaspora relations

The legislation in effect bans the Reform and Masorti (Conservative) movements from using public mikvaot for their conversion ceremonies.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]