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, [...]
In Judaism, the archetype of prayer is Hana, a barren woman praying for a child. But since my infertility diagnosis, [...]
Tamar and Avi are an American couple in their late thirties who made aliya to Israel two years ago with [...]
Several questions regarding the timing of woman’s tevila arise when she has to go to the mikveh during Chanukah: What [...]
Can a woman get a vaginal yeast infection from using the mikveh? If so, what steps must be taken to [...]
Illustrative picture of the mikveh in Horesh We are elated to share with you an immense accomplishment which [...]
Photo by Alban Martel on Unsplash The Eden Center advises women who experience OCD to seek out a therapist [...]
The mikveh is a ritual bath designed to purify and spiritually cleanse. In fact, prior to immersion we must cleanse ourselves [...]
A woman in her late 60’s once shared with me about the loneliness she felt decades ago when she couldn’t [...]
Twenty-six years ago, before I got married, I learned the laws of taharat hamishpacha, as well as a deeper approach [...]
In Israel it seems to me that we define ourselves and others by how religious we and they [...]
with the right preventative measures and education, one can protect oneself and others from sharing infections.
Chapter 20 in the book of Numbers divides between the generation that left Egypt, and the generation that will enter [...]
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; for you are in the presence of Hashem (Lamentations 2:19). photo by Paul [...]
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.
By: Judith I first started going to the mikveh when I got married at the age of thirty six. I [...]
by: nick-van-den-berg To further educate mikveh attendants and the larger community about the challenges of disabled women at [...]
It didn’t matter that it was hard or that my husband wouldn’t be awake or care at all. It didn’t matter that the past few years had been so hard I felt a massive wall between me and God……. because at that moment, he cracked the wall and was allowing me in. I got ready for the mikveh, b’simcha. Wanting to reconnect. Wanting to cleanse. Wanting to get rid of the impurities in my life and be born anew, ready to face the world in a clear and true way with Hashem and my husband beside me.
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