Mikveh

Massive newly-unearthed complex may shed light on how Jewish pilgrims prepared to enter the Temple

The discovery was made during five seasons of excavations, directed by Prof. Uzi Leibner and Prof. Orit Peleg-Barkat of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology.

The Ophel archaeological site where a monumental complex housing several Second Temple-era mikvaot were uncovered by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, September 23, 2026.
Lifting the Second Temple-era mikveh found in the Carmei Gat neighborhood in Kiryat Gat, September 17, 2026.

How to move an ancient mikvah? Inside the IAA's operation to conserve a Second Temple ritual bath

Sephardi Chief Rabbi David Yosef, December 28, 2025; illustrative.

Rights org. files complaint after Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yosef shames women for private mikveh use

A new mikveh ritual bath in the Jewish settlement of Bat Ayin in Gush Etzion, West Bank, November 6, 2019.

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


Hebrew inscription discovered in ancient Jewish ritual bath in Sicily

For centuries, the island was home to numerous thriving Jewish communities. Jewish life came to an end when Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492.

Jewish ritual bath beneath the Church of St. Philip the Apostle; Syracuse, Italy.

The mikveh monologues

DR. ELLA KANNER: Moving the mikveh into the public discourse.

When women tell the truth about mikveh

"Mikva the Musical: Music and Monologues from the Deep" uses theater to open up a sometimes taboo topic.

Women of the ‘Mikva’: Sarah Landman, Michele Thaler, Adina Feldman, Malka Abrahams (seated) and Yael Valier

For the sake of Heaven?

In every generation, we have an element of the Korah story. Divisiveness is justified by invoking the name of God and the inability to change any aspect of Torah.

Pool of a medieval ‘mikve’ in Speyer, Germany, dating back to 1128

Court: No need to sign waiver when using ritual bath without attendant

The Jerusalem Religious Council was forcing women to sign ‘waivers’ that included intimate personal information

A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

Archaeologists may have found an ancient mikve near Marseille

The town, which is situated 90 miles northwest of Marseille, had a large Jewish population in the 13th century.

A general view of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux

Mikve-peeping rabbi play takes the stage at Capital Fringe Film Festival

The play, while based on the controversial case, is "a work of fiction."

'Conservative Fictions' play, 2017

MIT grad brings mikve observance into the age of technology

Today, MikvahCalendar.com has 65,000 users.

Rivkah Bloom: Enhancing Judaism via apps

Local rabbinates overcharged NIS 5m. a year for mikve use

Court rules in favor of class-action suit; fines offenders NIS 230,000.

jewish ritual bath (mikve)

The Human Spirit: Ten fingers

‘They are determined to show other women that going to the mikve can be a positive spiritual experience.’

Mikve attendants