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Mikvah: Living Waters
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Family Purity
A Spa for the Soul
There's a building whose construction takes precedence over a synagogue. In fact, a synagogue may be sold to raise funds for this building. This is a mikvah...
Jewish Practice » Mitzvah Minutes » Household » Family Purity
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Purifying Waters
Family Purity
By Tzvi Freeman
The most important institution of Jewish life, next to the home, is the mikveh and its cycle of union and separation between husband and wife. Because precious things only stay beautiful when you follow the manufacturer's instructions...
Jewish Practice » Ten Mitzvahs » Readings » Purifying Waters
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The Mikvah
By Rivkah Slonim
Everything you wanted to know about Mikvah but didn't know to ask
Women » Acts of Transformation » Mikvah » The Mikvah
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Mitzvot and Customs
Marriage comes with privileges -- and responsibilities. Learn about the Jewish responsibilities of the married individual.
Lifecycles » Marriage » Married Life » Mitzvot and Customs
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Fixing Bad Blood
From Rabbi Yitzchak Luria
Kabbalah discusses escaping the power of the sevens and entering the realm of eight.
Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Vayikra - Leviticus » Tazria » The Holy Ari » Fixing Bad Blood
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A Feminist on Mikvah
Interview with Rivkah Slonim by Janice Lochansky
In biblical times, entrance to a holy space was contingent on spiritual purity. Today, it is in sacred union alone that this law is enforced. Until the Holy Temple is rebuilt, it is in our bedrooms that we build the most hallowed of all hallowed shrines
Women » Acts of Transformation » Mikvah » A Feminist on Mikvah
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The Monthly Marriage
By Manis Friedman
Marriages need separations. Sometimes a couple will get into arguments and be angry at each other just for the sake of creating a distance so that husband and wife can feel like they're coming together... But there's a better way.
Parshah » Vayikra - Leviticus » Metzora » Parshah Columnists » Guest Columnists » The Monthly Marriage
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On the Essence of Ritual Impurity
By Susan Handelman
We cannot logically understand the Divine laws of Niddah and Family Purity, but we can try to understand them spiritually
Women » Acts of Transformation » Mikvah » On the Essence of Ritual Impurity
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Mikvah Time
By Roni Leob Richter
The year is the same, the days are the same, but the months are different. It is a time quite individual -- created by G-d, especially for me...
Women » Acts of Transformation » Mikvah » Mikvah Time
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