Measuring about two cubic meters and filled with 'pure' water, the mikvah is used for purposes of physical and spiritual purification. People converting to Judaism must visit the Mikvah.
Mikvah, literally, gathering, refers to a structure, a ritualarium, in which water is gathered for purposes of immersion.
Body of water used for ritual immersion.
A ritual bath made from naturally gathered water (or connected to such water) used for ritual purification particularly from a womans monthly cycle and conversion
a bath of pure and fresh water in which one immerses completely naked
a body of water specially prepared for ritual immersion, which removes the impurity of one who has become ritually impure (tamei) through one of numerous impurities recorded in the Torah
an in-ground pool used by married and to-be-married women, primarily after their menstrual cycle each month, before continuing sexual relations
a pool filled with natural water, and immersion within it is a connection to nature, the universe, and G-d
a pool that collects natural water from rain, a river or an underground spring untouched by human hands
a specially constructed ritual pool connected to a source of pure rainwater
a special pool, filled with "living waters" as prescribed
Jewish ritual bath. Women emerse in the Mikvah at the end of the niddah period. Also used as part of the conversion process. Men may use the Mikvah as a means of spiritual purification, either on a regular basis or on the eve of festivals.
Ceremonial immersion, baptism, a sign of identification with the believing community.
immersion, baptism; the pool of “living water” in which the ritual immersion is performed
a ritual bath, one bath for both men and women in one room
Lit. gathering. A ritual bath used for spiritual purification. It is used primarily in conversion rituals and after a woman's menstrual cycles, but many Chasidim immerse themselves in the mikvah regularly for general spiritual purification.
Hebrew word referring to a ritual bath used for purification
ritual bath. people immerse in a mikvah to convert to Judaism. Women immerse after menstruation, men sometimes immerse prior to Yom Kippur.
Mikvah (or mikveh) ( ; plural: mikva'ot or mikvot) is a specially constructed pool of water used for total immersion in a purification ceremony within Judaism.