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


Final vote on Mikva bill expected this week

The legislation has generated fury among leaders of the progressive movements in Israel and the US.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

Three Ladies, Three Lattes: Mikve madness

God help us all.

An Antiquities Authority employee works inside a ritual bath, part of a find exposed in Jerusalem this past March

US Jewish group opposes Israeli mikve bill

The Knesset bill would prevent the Reform and Conservative movements from using public mikvaot for conversion ceremonies.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

Letters to the Editor: Soldiers’ reactions

It is also incomprehensible that clerics – who believe in the Bible – can accuse Israel of the Judaization of Jerusalem.

Letters

Jerusalem Post Editorial: Free the Mikva!

The monopoly enjoyed by the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate did not prevent the split in Israeli society. Many would say that it hastened the split.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

This week in Jerusalem 415131

Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.

school supplies

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.

Roni Hazon-Weiss.

I'm in!

The Jerusalem Post

Religious services group seeks right to refuse mikva attendant at public mikvaot

An increasing numbers of women have complained about intense scrutiny and investigation by female mikva attendants regarding their observance of family purity.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

Let us go!

Freedom for Jews in the State of Israel.

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