Mikveh

The mikveh belongs to the women of Israel, not to those who yell at them - opinion

Publicly funded mikvaot exist to serve the people of Israel. Every woman who enters should be treated with respect.

A new mikveh ritual bath in the Jewish settlement of Bat Ayin in Gush Etzion, West Bank, November 6, 2019.
Aerial photo of Tel Hebron's Second Temple period mikvah, April 30, 2026.

Project to make Tel Hebron’s Second Temple mikveh accessible to visitors nearly complete, INPA says

 Restored mikveh in White Stork Synagogue, Wroclaw, Poland.

Ministry publishes list of mikvaot with shelters nearly two weeks into war, following ITIM appeal

THE RITUAL purification bath (mikveh) from the Second Temple period.

Israel uncovers Second Temple-period mikveh beneath Western Wall


Divisive issues continue to strain Israel-Diaspora relations

The passage of the mikve law was perhaps the most serious incident of all in recent months.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

Knesset approves funds for Reform, Masorti mikvas

In order to allow UTJ’s law to pass, the attorney general’s office said that the government must put in place a solution for the Reform and Masorti Movements.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

Analysis: ‘Mikve law’ throws cold water on Israel-Diaspora relations

The legislation in effect bans the Reform and Masorti (Conservative) movements from using public mikvaot for their conversion ceremonies.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

Final vote on Mikva bill expected this week

The legislation has generated fury among leaders of the progressive movements in Israel and the US.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

Three Ladies, Three Lattes: Mikve madness

God help us all.

An Antiquities Authority employee works inside a ritual bath, part of a find exposed in Jerusalem this past March

US Jewish group opposes Israeli mikve bill

The Knesset bill would prevent the Reform and Conservative movements from using public mikvaot for conversion ceremonies.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

Letters to the Editor: Soldiers’ reactions

It is also incomprehensible that clerics – who believe in the Bible – can accuse Israel of the Judaization of Jerusalem.

Letters

Jerusalem Post Editorial: Free the Mikva!

The monopoly enjoyed by the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate did not prevent the split in Israeli society. Many would say that it hastened the split.

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

This week in Jerusalem 415131

Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.

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The waters of rebellion

A group of religious women have appealed to the High Court of Justice to recognize their right to immerse in a mikve without the presence of an attendant.

Roni Hazon-Weiss.