Mikveh

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

Discovering the mikvah, as well as stone measuring vessels, provides direct evidence of the existence of a Jewish settlement in the area at the time. 

Lifting the Second Temple-era mikveh found in the Carmei Gat neighborhood in Kiryat Gat, September 17, 2026.
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

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


Central Manhattan: Rabbi Pinto Opens a Luxurious Mikvah Tahara


Meet the wealthy Israeli woman promoting Jewish family purity

Ruthy Leviev-Yelizarov, the daughter of Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev and made headlines denouncing The Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev, who claimed to be a relative.

 RUTHY LEVIEV-YELIZAROV (R) and partner Bracha Shilat at the She’asani Isha launch.

Israeli experts launch female empowerment project on marriage, sexuality

She’asani Isha is aiming to spread the word about family purity — Its essence, beauty and virtues — To every woman who wants to learn and connect.

 Israeli celebrities attend launch event for She'asani Isha project.

Tu Bishvat in Bahrain: Renewing the Jewish cemetery

Bahrain is the only country in the Gulf with a native Jewish community, although it is only about 45 people.

 A view of Bahrain's Jewish Cemetery

The Queer Mikveh Project immerses marginalized Jews in a changing ritual

The ceremony was organized by the Queer Mikveh Project, a grassroots initiative seeking to transform the traditional mikvah practice into a communal experience.

 Rebekah Erev, co-founder of the Queer Mikveh Project, blows the shofar at the first QMP mikvah event at the Albany Bulb in Albany, California, in 2015.

Women's ritual baths closed by Jerusalem chief rabbi due to 'promiscuity'

Closing women’s mikvahs due to promiscuity and not men’s was a form of illegal gender-based discrimination and violated laws regarding freedom of religion. 

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

Mikvahs unearthed at Vilnius synagogue destroyed by Nazis

Archaeologists unearthed parts of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius, with one of the main findings being two mikvahs, or ritual baths, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed on Thursday.

Synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania

Ethiopian Israeli suing rabbi for casting doubt on her Jewishness

According to the lawsuit, the mikveh attendant stayed at home for a month and a half after being shamed by Druckman due to the public embarassment he had caused her.

A mikva, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative]

Ancient Second Temple era mikveh serves Jews of all gender, denomination

Shmaya is the only mikveh in Israel with this mission, and includes among its diverse clientele people converting to Judaism not through the Orthodox Rabbinate.

The ancient Second Temple era mikveh is excavated in the Lower Galilee (L). It was moved to Kibbutz Hannaton and is now the modern mikveh Shmaya (R).

This week in Jerusalem - A round-up of city affairs: Mikveh maneuver

What has been going on in Israel's capital this week?

GETTING VACCINATED at the Meuhedet city vaccination center on December 21.