mikvah

Noun

Meaning

(Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation)

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A journey to the mikvah before the wedding shows Esty dipping in the ritual bath, impatient and giddy with excitement. Source: Internet

The kibbutz has a traditional community with an egalitarian synagogue and a mikvah. Source: Internet

The Kohen Gadol wore five sets of garments (three golden and two white linen), immersed in the mikvah five times, and washed his hands and feet ten times. Source: Internet

Doing so required special purification and preparation, including five immersions in a mikvah (ritual bath), and four changes of clothing. Source: Internet

These may ban certain actions during menstruation (such as sexual intercourse in some movements of Judaism and Islam ), or rituals performed at the end of each menses (such as the mikvah in Judaism and the ghusl in Islam). Source: Internet

Ritual immersion in a small pool of water known as a mikvah is required. Source: Internet

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