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noun - (Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation)
noun - a place for ritual bathing by Orthodox Jews
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| Plural form of mikvah. |
| A bath in which certain Jewish ritual purifications are performed. |
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| Mikveh or mikvah (Hebrew: מִקְוֶה / מקווה, Modern mikve, Tiberian miqweh, pl. mikva'ot, mikvoth, mikvot, or (Yiddish) mikves, lit. "a collection") is a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism to achieve ritual purity. * After the destruction of the Temple, the mikveh's main uses remained as follows:* by Jewish women to achieve ritual purity after menstruation or childbirth before they and their husbands may resume marital relations; * by Jewish men to achieve ritual purity after ejaculation (see details below); * as part of the traditional procedure for conversion to Judaism; * to immerse newly acquired utensils used in serving and eating food; * to immerse a body as part of the preparation for burial (taharah).Most forms of impurity can be nullified through immersion in any natural collection of water. However, some impurities, such as a zav, require "living water", such as springs or groundwater wells. Living water has the further advantage of being able to purify even while flowing, as opposed to rainwater which must be stationary in order to purify. The mikveh is designed to simplify this requirement, by providing a bathing facility that remains in ritual contact with a natural source of water. * In Orthodox Judaism, these regulations are steadfastly adhered to and, consequently, the mikveh is central to an Orthodox Jewish community; they formally hold in Conservative Judaism as well. The existence of a mikveh is considered so important that a Jewish community is required to construct a mikveh even before building a synagogue, and must go to the extreme of selling Torah scrolls or even a synagogue if necessary, to provide funding for its construction. |