Menstruation

Niddah is the period following menstruation, when a Jewish couple separates. After the wife has immersed in the mikvah, they come together again.

We cannot logically understand the Divine laws of niddah and Family Purity, but we can try to understand them spiritually.

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 . . .

It was 8 o'clock on a Wednesday evening, late in June 1975. The main hall of 770 Eastern Parkway was filled with excited attendees who had been notified of this surprise gathering only four hours earlier. Little did they know that within the next two hour...

Wherever Jews settled, they built mikvahs intended to last, many of which still retain their shape.

Take a virtual tour of some of the most remarkable mikvahs in the world.

The Jewish community on the "Left Bank" is relatively young and this is our first mikvah ever.

My experience of going to the mikvah has waxed and waned, much like the phases of the moon.

Immersing in the mikvah is a spiritual and uplifting preparation for the sanctity of the wedding day.

In recent decades, mikvahs have become increasingly beautiful, offering a serene and enjoyable experience.