Mikveh
Project to make Tel Hebron’s Second Temple mikveh accessible to visitors nearly complete, INPA says
Burda added that visitors to the site will be able to learn about the bath’s significance, its place within daily life, and “momentarily experience the religious and social reality of that era.”
Ministry publishes list of mikvaot with shelters nearly two weeks into war, following ITIM appeal
Israel uncovers Second Temple-period mikveh beneath Western Wall
Amid war, fight begins to keep religious ritual bath houses open
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.
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.
Final vote on Mikva bill expected this week
The legislation has generated fury among leaders of the progressive movements in Israel and the US.
Three Ladies, Three Lattes: Mikve madness
God help us all.
US Jewish group opposes Israeli mikve bill
The Knesset bill would prevent the Reform and Conservative movements from using public mikvaot for conversion ceremonies.
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.
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.
This week in Jerusalem 415131
Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.
The waters of rebellion
A group of religious women have appealed to the High Court of Justice to recognize their right to immerse in a mikve without the presence of an attendant.