Going to the Mikveh Friday Evening
There is an expression in Hebrew: “Al Rosh Haganav Boer Hakova” – on the burglar’s head is a burning hat, [...]
7 Ways to Get Husbands Involved in Mikveh Night
For many mikveh observant women, our lives feel like they revolve around the mikveh. We keep track of our periods [...]
Mikveh After Mastectomy– Lessons Learned
Several years ago, I underwent a preventative double mastectomy, at a relatively young age. Besides the many emotional and physical [...]
Dreading Mikveh– Another Hurdle for a BRCA Carrier
Going to the Mikveh can be the most purifying, spiritual, special and pampering experience. You treat your physical body with [...]
“And You Shall Be Joyous”: On Water, Joy and Renewal on Sukkot
Out of all the holidays in the year, joy is linked most closely with Sukkot. In the section on holidays [...]
Tefillot Before your Erev Yom Kippur Tevilla
Immersion before Yom Kippur We traditionally immerse 3 times. Here is one possible framework to use for an immersion on [...]
Reflections on my First Tevilla on Erev Yom Kippur
On Yom Kippur eve, amid the hustle and bustle of logistics and preparations, I took a moment for myself and [...]
Get and Mikveh: Closing the Circle of My Jewish Marriage
I spent a lot of time, many years to say the least, deciding if I could endure the challenges in [...]
When the Kallah Teacher Doesn’t Want to Go to the Mikveh
Listen, it wasn’t all about my mikveh night, but it didn’t help that I had to go to the mikveh [...]
Unlocking the Meaning Behind the Laws of Mikveh Construction
Introduction Mikveh represents a return to the original state of the world, which began as simply water (Bereishit 1:2). Taharah, [...]
When Fear is an Obstacle to Overcome
Photo by Margo Marmon I guess I have always been afraid of water. When it turned into a phobia I [...]
To Immerse in Peace: Giving Women a Choice
By Nechama Goldman Barash I am delighted that finally, across Israel, women will be empowered to choose – in a [...]
Moving on After Miscarriage: Healing Body and Mind
Photo by Jodi Hirsch Lummerman I find it amazing how our physical bodies and our minds are so connected. I’ve [...]
Please MK Gafni: Don’t Shut Women out of Their Sacred Space
Photo by Virginia Abra “Crowning Glory” The Eden Center’s founder Naomi Grumet reacts to MK Gafni’s mikveh bill on the [...]
Diary of a Friday Night Mikveh Lady
Years ago I entertained the notion of becoming a mikveh lady– but as quickly as the thought entered my head [...]
Honoring the Strength of Women During the Shoah
On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, The Eden Center wishes to salute the courage and heroism of women during [...]
An “Old” Lady Shares her First Time Mikveh Experience
Well, I may not be that old chronologically speaking but taking the dip of all dips for the very first [...]
The Importance of Being on the Same Page
I started teaching kallah classes about six years ago after I was sought out by one of the well-known teachers [...]