Niddah in Sickness and in Health
Michal was returning from a work conference in Carmiel when a vehicle crossed into her lane and smashed head on [...]
Coming Home
Deep breath. Ok, made it. It’s over. Another one down. Ok, out of the water, pat-pat-pat, throw the towel down [...]
Infertility and Prayer: Hana and Sarah
In Judaism, the archetype of prayer is Hana, a barren woman praying for a child. But since my infertility diagnosis, [...]
Marriage and the Traveling Spouse
Tamar and Avi are an American couple in their late thirties who made aliya to Israel two years ago with [...]
Chanukah and Mikveh: Does it Matter Which Comes First?
Several questions regarding the timing of woman’s tevila arise when she has to go to the mikveh during Chanukah: What [...]
Yeast Infections & Mikveh
Can a woman get a vaginal yeast infection from using the mikveh? If so, what steps must be taken to [...]
New Mikveh Attendant Guidelines!
Illustrative picture of the mikveh in Horesh We are elated to share with you an immense accomplishment which [...]
Helping a Kallah Overcome OCD
Photo by Alban Martel on Unsplash The Eden Center advises women who experience OCD to seek out a therapist [...]
Clean and Pure
The mikveh is a ritual bath designed to purify and spiritually cleanse. In fact, prior to immersion we must cleanse ourselves [...]
Kallah Education: How It Was, How It’s Been, and Where It Can Go
A woman in her late 60’s once shared with me about the loneliness she felt decades ago when she couldn’t [...]
What Do I Feel at the Mikveh?
Twenty-six years ago, before I got married, I learned the laws of taharat hamishpacha, as well as a deeper approach [...]
Finding My Spirituality at the Mikveh in Medzibuz
In Israel it seems to me that we define ourselves and others by how religious we and they [...]
Is the Mikveh Making Me Sick?
with the right preventative measures and education, one can protect oneself and others from sharing infections.
Miriam’s Eternal Well
Chapter 20 in the book of Numbers divides between the generation that left Egypt, and the generation that will enter [...]
Finding My Spiritual Voice at the Mikveh
photo by Shelley Shafran I used to be a devout person. I walked around with God’s presence on [...]
Pour Out Your Heart Like Water
Pour out your heart like water; for you are in the presence of Hashem (Lamentations 2:19). photo by Paul [...]
Jewish Women and Self-Care
International Women’s Day is a good day to consider the pressure many women feel to keep juggling all of these roles, sometimes at the cost of their own well-being.
Reclaiming the Mikveh After Divorce
By: Judith I first started going to the mikveh when I got married at the age of thirty six. I [...]