Mikveh

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A contemporary mikveh at the Temple Beth-El synagogue in Birmingham, Alabama

A mikveh or mikvah (Hebrew: מִקְוֶה / מקווה, Standard mikve Tiberian miqweh, pl. mikva'ot, mikvoth, mikvot, or (Yiddish) mikves,^[1]^[2] lit., "a collection") is a Jewish ritual bath. It is used to cleanse ritual impurity. Immersion in a mikveh is also a part of the traditional process for converting to Judaism.

Mikveh Media

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Mikvah Mei Chaya Mushka in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
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Excavated mikveh in Qumran
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Medieval Mikveh room in the old Synagogue of Sopron, Hungary, which dates to the 14th century
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A medieval mikveh in Besalú, Spain
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A mikveh from Boskovice in the Czech Republic
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Montpellier (France) mikveh in 2022
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The mikveh at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, California
Pool of a medieval mikveh in Speyer, dating back to 1128

References

↑ Sivan, Reuven; Edward A Levenston (1975). The New Bantam-Megiddo Hebrew & English dictionary. Toronto; New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-26387-0.
↑ Lauden, Edna (2006). Multi Dictionary. Tel Aviv: Ad Publications. p. 397. ISBN 965-390-003-X.

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[1] Sivan, Reuven; Edward A Levenston (1975). The New Bantam-Megiddo Hebrew & English dictionary. Toronto; New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-26387-0.

[2] Lauden, Edna (2006). Multi Dictionary. Tel Aviv: Ad Publications. p. 397. ISBN 965-390-003-X.

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