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Reclaiming Mikvah: Embracing Jewish Water Ritual
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The Mikvah is a pool of water used for the purpose of ritual immersion. Every tradition has its water ritual and the Mikvah is ours. As Jews, we have a right and an opportunity to explore it, claim it, and make our water ritual relevant to us in our time and place.
Start here. Why use a Mikvah ritually—for what purpose? Here is your
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Bonni Goldberg
Bonni Goldberg, award-winning author and Jewish educator, lives in Portland, Oregon. She first learned about Doña Gracia in a mother-daughter bat mitzvah class. Bonni believes children would like to know about Gracia too.
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