In this episode, host Kate Mishkin visits a mikveh, or Jewish ritual bath, in Los Angeles. She examines the origins and evolution of mikveh immersion — and how, in some circles, the ritual is stretching itself to adapt.
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Further reading and resources:
What is a Mikveh? (My Jewish Learning)
The Mikveh’s Significance in Traditional Conversion (My Jewish Learning)
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Non-Traditional Uses for Mikveh (My Jewish Learning)
A Detailed Explanation of Niddah, or ‘Family Purity’ Laws (My Jewish Learning)
Mayyim Hayyim Community Mikveh
Mass Center for Jewish Journeys — Community Mikveh
Adina Blaustein, Yoetzet Halakhah
Dr. Jordana Topp, Yoetzet Halakhah
Credits:
Writer/producer: Kate Mishkin
Story producer: Gabrielle Birkner
Fact-checking: Rachel Scheinerman
Sound design/mixing: Jonathan Shifflett of Studio Phonic
Music: Nan Schwartz
Art direction: Grace Yagel
Outro music is “Swirls & Eddies,” written and performed by Grace Corsi.
“Shofar, So Good!” is a podcast from My Jewish Learning, a division of 70 Faces Media. Ami Eden is the CEO of 70 Faces Media, and Rebecca Phillips is the publisher.
This podcast was originally developed in the Jewish Writers Institute Digital Storytellers Lab and produced with support from Maimonides Fund. Special thanks to Rebecca Friedman.
