Mikveh

Hold Your Questions

"Why don't you dunk as many times as your sister" The question seemed innocent enough. I don't dunk in the [...]

Why does the image of a be’er, a well, appear throughout the Yitzchak narrative? The interpretation and symbolism of the [...]

Four years ago I was in my bedroom prepping for the mikveh, when I got a phone call from a [...]

כמדריכת כלות במשך יותר מעשרים שנה אני פוגשת אנשים רבים. אני משוחחת מעט עם הכלות שלי, כדי להבין את [...]

“You don’t think people have tattoos in Orthodox Judaism?’ my Rebbetzin asked me accusingly. That was her response when I [...]

I remember it like yesterday, the door opening and seeing the warmest, friendliest, and most loving smile greet me. [...]

When my husband and I first learned about the Laws of Family Purity, or what I like to call, Ancient [...]

Shavuot, the holiday which celebrates Matan Torah, is a time to rekindle one’s relationship with the Torah and with Torah [...]

Please tell me I am not the only one..... You know that moment you go to the mikveh for the [...]

In Parshat Terumah we read for the first time about the construction of the mishkan (Tabernacle). We are introduced to [...]

It’s that time again. Another month, another failure. I used to cry when I saw blood for the first time [...]

כולנו רוצות שהמקווה יהיה מקום בטוח.כ בימים אלו של השתוללות נגיף הקורונה, כולנו נלחמות על הבריאות והורדת התחלואה. גם [...]

My best mikveh experience took place on a balmy night in Jerusalem. Israel’s Supreme Court had recently ruled that women [...]

I don't like going to the Mikveh. It's hard for me, but I go. And when I go I feel [...]

As a mikveh lady on Friday nights and holidays I’ve already gotten used to there being exceptionally special days in [...]

The fast day of Asara B’Tevet falling out on a Friday raised some questions about how to navigate Shabbat and [...]

Judaism is great at giving significance and meaning to every little thing. Through ritual and intent, Judaism can take almost [...]

A Hebrew version of this post was published in Gluya magazine. Despite the rising awareness [...]