Mikveh - Wikipedia A mikveh or Mikvah (Hebrew: מִקְוֶה מקווה, Modern: mīqve, Tiberian: mīqwe, pl mikva'ot, mikvot, or (Ashkenazic) mikves, [1][2] lit 'a collection') is a bath used for ritual immersion in Judaism [3] to achieve ritual purity
What Is A Mikveh? - My Jewish Learning Jewish law requires that one immerse in a mikveh as part of the process of conversion to Judaism It also requires women to immerse before getting married and when observing the laws of niddah (menstrual purity)
The Mikvah - Chabad. org What Is a Mikvah? A mikvah (מִקְוֶה, also spelled mikveh) is a pool of water, in which Jewish people immerse to affect purity It is most commonly used by women, as part of the niddah cycle, before she is reunited with her husband The mikvah is also used by converts as they become Jewish
Mikveh | Jewish Womens Archive The mikveh, or ritual bath, derived from ancient notions of purity and impurity While the need for women to purify themselves after menstruation or childbirth was connected to ancient blood taboos, it remained a regular part of Jewish practice for centuries
Mikveh - Jewish Virtual Library Mikveh (Hebrew, מִקְוֶה), literally translated as a “collection” or “gathering,” is a pool or bath of clear water in which immersion renders ritually clean a person who has become ritually unclean
Mikveh | Texts Source Sheets from Torah, Talmud . . . - Sefaria Today, the practice of immersion in a mikveh is used to mark life transitions, conversion to Judaism, to ready oneself for Yom Kippur, before birth, and as a central element in the observance of the laws of niddah (the practices surrounding menstruation, intimacy, and ritual purity)
Mikveh FAQs - Beth Meyer Synagogue The mikveh is a place in which relationships between people and people (bein adam l’havero) and between people and God (bein adam l’Makom) are sanctified and honored