Category Archives: Adult Education

Mikveh and the State: Who Decides Who’s In and Who’s Out?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Written by Aliza Kline, Executive Director Mikveh is in the news here in Israel. Not regarding the battle of allowing Reform and Conservative clergy to bring conversion candidates to the mikveh – though that’s still ongoing in the courts. This … Continue reading →

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The Transcendent Powers of Mikveh

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Written by Rabbi Scott Rosenberg For me, there is something extremely humbling about immersion in a mikveh. The idea of mikveh and the transcendent powers of mayyim hayyim, living waters, have always evoked within me a sense of reverence and … Continue reading →

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Bringing the Waters Together: Mikveh Construction & Maintenance Training

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

 Written by Rabbi Joshua Heller As a the senior rabbi of a B’nai Torah, a growing Conservative-affiliated congregation, I’m called upon to wear many “kippot:” teacher of Torah, pastoral counselor, Judaic scholar,  administrator, fundraiser, ersatz (substitute) cantor, occasionally even software … Continue reading →

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A Pluralistic Approach to Studying an Ancient Concept

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

Written by Amy Chartock, National Programs Director Two weeks ago, Carrie and I packed up and flew across the country to gather for a very specialized training focusing on the construction and maintenance of kosher mikvaot.  A dedicated group of … Continue reading →

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Learning in Partnership

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Written by Rabbi Claudia Kreiman Every year, I am honored to sponsor a few candidates for conversion. As a rabbi, accompanying a person on their path into Judaism is one of the most profound experiences I encounter. I learn from … Continue reading →

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Talking Mikveh in Jerusalem

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Written by Aliza Kline This year, for my sabbatical in Israel, my family and I deliberately chose not to live in Jerusalem. My husband Bradley and I have both lived there for at least two years and we hoped for … Continue reading →

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Mayyim Hayyim’s First Born

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

Written by Anita Diamant There’s a new mikveh in Raleigh! I was in North Carolina a few weeks ago and Rabbi Jenny Solomon gave us a tour – “us” being me, my husband Jim, who is a Mayyim Hayyim mikveh … Continue reading →

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The Days of Awe

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Written by Lisa Berman, Education Center Director at Mayyim Hayyim I know this is not a popular sentiment, and I’m a little nervous to even admit it here— but, I hate fall. I am a summer girl through and through. … Continue reading →

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Reflections of Water

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

Written by Dr. Paula Brody I have been painting for over 10 years. Five years ago, when I was cleaning out my mother’s home after she fell ill and had to move to a nursing facility, I found her acrylics … Continue reading →

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The Dream that Never Vanished

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

Written by Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein What does mikveh have to do with becoming a rabbi? Even before Mayyim Hayyim existed, I had explored mikveh. After spending one Omer soul searching, I gathered some very close friends at Freeman Lake … Continue reading →

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