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September 2, 2015

The mikvah has a long history among the Jewish people. Along with a cemetery and a synagogue, it was one of the first things to be built in any new Jewish community. Examples of mikvaot are found in many ancient ruins of places where Jews used to live.

However, the mikvah fell out of favor among many Jews in the US. It was mostly seen as an oddity of the Orthodox. Women are supposed to go to the mikvah after their menstrual cycle every month in order to become tahor, or ritually pure again. As feminism came to the forefront, many women were put off by the notion that their natural monthly cycle made them somehow impure.

In recent years, with the help of those behind “>Religious and Reform Facebook page to see additional photos and behind-the-scenes comments, and

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