Mikveh

Tevilat Kelim: Immersing Food Utensils

Some Jews perform symbolic sanctification of newly acquired items.

Feminist Perspectives on Niddah, the Laws of Separation

Acceptance versus rejection of the laws governing monthly mikveh visits.

Mikvah Prayer

A woman's prayer before entering the ritual bath.

Conversion to Judaism

Judaism and Conversion. Converting to Judaism. Jewish Lifecycle.

Mikveh Before the Wedding

The whys and hows of immersing in the Jewish ritual bath before going under the chuppah.

Preparing for the Mikveh

Plan ahead to enhance the spirituality of the immersion experience; a mikveh or mikvah, a ritual bath, tends more toward the functional than the spiritual.

The Mikveh’s Significance in Traditional Conversion

Immersion in the mikveh actualizes the transition between the convert's old identity and his or her new one as a Jew.

Why Some Jewish Women Go to the Mikveh Each Month

What is niddah, or taharat ha mishpacha, and who observes it?

Judaism and Sexuality

Jewish tradition looks favorably on sex and sexuality, given certain conditions.