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mikvah

Serene ripples on clear blue water, capturing tranquility and purity. (Harriet B. via Pexels)
Posted inLocal Voice

Long before ‘self-care,’ Jewish women found respite in the mikvah

Brooke Shapiro (Courtesy) by Brooke Shapiro January 22, 2026January 27, 2026

The day before my wedding, the rabbi called and said he wouldn’t marry us unless I went to the mikvah. So at 6 a.m. on my wedding day, I went. […]

Rebekah Erev, co-founder of the Queer Mikveh Project, blows the shofar at the first QMP mikvah event at the Albany Bulb in Albany, California, in 2015. (Photo/JTA-Chani Bockwinkel)
Posted inReligion

The Queer Mikveh Project immerses marginalized Jews in a changing ritual

by Rachel Román and JTA January 12, 2022January 13, 2022
Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz. (Photo/Wikimedia-Dvortygirl CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inMixed & Matched

With mikvahs closed, complete your conversion in wild waters

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler December 15, 2021December 15, 2021
a small, deep blue pool indoor surrounded by marble
Posted inMixed & Matched

Why I want to take my daughter to the mikvah with me when I convert

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler September 26, 2019September 26, 2019
Screenshot of Rabbi Ahron Hecht in Richmond Torah Center's video fundraising pitch for their new mikvah
Posted inJewish Life

Chabad men of S.F. proclaim: ‘We need a mikvah!’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 2, 2018May 29, 2018
"The Circumcision of Isaac," Regensburg Pentateuch, ca. 1300
Posted inColumns

Am I not allowed to know how to convert my child?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler March 20, 2018
(Photo/Pixabay CC0)
Posted inColumns

Can I still be a Jew if I’ve been baptized?

Jonathan Harris by Jonathan Harris September 11, 2017September 14, 2017
The door of the Chabad center in Saint Martin blew off when Hurricane Irma passed through. (Photo/Chabad.org)
Posted inNews

Hurricane Irma was no match for this mikvah on St. Martin

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman September 8, 2017March 19, 2018
Posted inOpinion

The sacred meets the profound in a rite of passage

by Sue Fishkoff February 10, 2012December 14, 2025

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