Mikveh: Jewish ritual bath

A mikveh or mikvah (Hebrew: מִקְוֶה / מקווה, Modern: mikve, Tiberian: miqweh, pl. mikva'ot, mikvoth, mikvot, or (Yiddish) mikves, lit., a collection) is a Jewish ritual bath.

It is used to cleanse ritual impurity. Immersion in a mikveh is also a part of the traditional process for converting to Judaism.

Mikveh: Jewish ritual bath
A contemporary mikveh at the Temple Beth-El synagogue in Birmingham, Alabama

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BathHebrew languageJudaismModern HebrewRitual purificationYiddish

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