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Mikveh
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Mikveh or mikvah is a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism to achieve ritual purity.
Mikvah Mei Chaya Mushka in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Mikvah Mei Chaya Mushka in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Excavated mikveh in Qumran
Excavated mikveh in Qumran
Medieval Mikveh room in the old Synagogue of Sopron, Hungary, which dates to the 14th century
Medieval Mikveh room in the old Synagogue of Sopron, Hungary, which dates to the 14th century
A medieval mikveh in Besalú, Spain
A medieval mikveh in Besalú, Spain
Ritual washing in Judaism
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In Judaism, ritual washing, or ablution, takes two main forms. Tevilah (טְבִילָה) is a full body immersion in a mikveh, and netilat yadayim is the washing of the hands with a cup.
A silver washing cup used for netilat yadayim
A silver washing cup used for netilat yadayim
Ancient mikveh unearthed at Gamla
Ancient mikveh unearthed at Gamla
A Silver Mayim Acharonim Set
A Silver Mayim Acharonim Set
A medieval mikveh for the purpose of ritual immersion in Besalú, Spain
A medieval mikveh for the purpose of ritual immersion in Besalú, Spain