Mikveh Attendant Training Course
We are excited to be introducing our next Mikveh Attendant Training Course. New Cohort Starting: Monday, November 11, [...]
What is Unique About a Geirut Immersion?
It felt as though I was witnessing a birth. That’s all I could think to say the first time [...]
Female Survivors of Sexual Assault and Their Encounter with Immersion in the Mikveh
The Eden Center is reposting this blog about mikveh after sexual abuse to acknowledge the horrific amount of sexual [...]
Mikveh Attendant Training Program
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Mikveh Reflections
In doing my internship at The Eden Center, I was thrown into a universe I was not so familiar [...]
On Being a Jewish Woman of Color
Naturally, getting married is a stressful time for everyone. In addition to preparing to enter a new chapter of life, [...]
Is Intimacy After Mikveh a Must?
. Join the Eden Center for a discussion on the question: is intimacy after mikveh a must. Gabrielle [...]
Let My Ladies Dip
Photo Credit: Heidi Levine Mikveh can be a time of renewal and restoration for a woman. It [...]
I Don’t Like Going to the Mikveh
I think I’ve said it before, but I don’t like going to the mikveh. There are many issues that keep [...]
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 [...]
Tattooed Immersion
“You don’t think people have tattoos in Orthodox Judaism?’ my Rebbetzin asked me accusingly. That was her response when I [...]
A Mikveh Shift on Another Challenging Evening
As a mikveh lady on Friday nights and holidays I’ve already gotten used to there being exceptionally special days in [...]
Female Survivors of Sexual Assault and Their Encounter with Immersion in the Mikveh
A Hebrew version of this post was published in Gluya magazine. Despite the rising awareness [...]
Tal Bassali: Where Traditional and Modern Meet – Balanit as a Professional and Personal Role
During this time when people are looking for inspiration and connection, and while, as a nation, we count up [...]
Chana Even-chen: Making the Familiar New – How Teaching Non-Religious Brides Impacts My Mikveh Connection
During this time when people are looking for inspiration and connection, and while, as a nation, we count up [...]
Three Cheers for the Balanit
Three Cheers for the Balanit “Can I get you a glass of water?” The stranger’s question touched me but I [...]
Mikveh Health and the Coronavirus
This guide for maintaining a healthy mikveh in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is based on the guidelines of the [...]
The Power of Tears
Something about those moments standing in the soft waters of the mikveh causes deep and sometimes buried feelings to surface. [...]