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Temple Beth-El (Birmingham) mikveh
A contemporary mikveh at the Temple Beth-El synagogue in Birmingham, Alabama

A mikveh or mikvah (Hebrew: מִקְוֶה / מקווה, Standard [mikve] Error: {{Transliteration}}: unrecognized transliteration standard: (help) 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.

Images for kids

  • Judenbad Speyer 6 View from the first room down

    Pool of a medieval mikveh in Speyer, dating back to 1128

  • Mikva

    Excavated mikveh in Qumran

  • Modern mikveh

    Modern mikveh – schematic illustration

  • Medieval mikveh old Synagoge Sopron Hungary

    Medieval Mikveh room in the old Synagogue of Sopron, Hungary, which dates to the 14th century

  • 14440 The mikve in besalu

    A medieval mikveh in Besalú, Spain

  • Mikveh inside house - Boskovice

    A mikveh from Boskovice in the Czech Republic

  • Mikvah Mei Chaya Mushka in Crown Heights

    Mikvah Mei Chaya Mushka in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

  • Mikveh

    Restored mikveh in White Stork Synagogue, Wroclaw, Poland.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Mikve para niños

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