Mikveh

Massive newly-unearthed complex may shed light on how Jewish pilgrims prepared to enter the Temple

The discovery was made during five seasons of excavations, directed by Prof. Uzi Leibner and Prof. Orit Peleg-Barkat of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
The Ophel archaeological site where a monumental complex housing several Second Temple-era mikvaot were uncovered by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, September 23, 2026.
Lifting the Second Temple-era mikveh found in the Carmei Gat neighborhood in Kiryat Gat, September 17, 2026.

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. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Sephardi Chief Rabbi David Yosef, December 28, 2025; illustrative.

Rights org. files complaint after Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yosef shames women for private mikveh use

Religious rights organization ITIM said Chief Rabbi David Yosef's comments shaming women who want to use a mikveh privately were "halachically harmful."

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
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

Publicly funded mikvaot exist to serve the people of Israel. Every woman who enters should be treated with respect.

|BySETH FARBER

Family dragsters

Drag queens start at one of Jerusalem's hottest venues, a gay bar in the heart of the city.

MAY 30, 2012ByJEFF MOSCOWITZ
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Chabad: Oprah explores Hassidic life in Brooklyn

"There’s more Hassidic Jew in me than I knew!" TV personality Winfrey says of visit to ultra-orthodox neighborhoods, trip to mikveh.

FEBRUARY 9, 2012ByRACHEL SARAFRAZ
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'Dozens of boys abused in Komemiyut'

Channel 10: Community kept sexual abuse claims under wraps for years.

AUGUST 6, 2010By JPOST.COM STAFF
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