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


High Court should deal with traffic violations not Jewish law, says Sephardi chief rabbi

Yitzhak Yosef: It’s a shame judges are involving themselves with Halacha.

Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef at the Western Wall

Women can now immerse without mikve attendant

“This success shows that the hope of improving religious services is not lost, that they can reflect the needs of Israeli society while preserving Jewish law."

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

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]