Mikva’ot hours for women on Erev Yom Kippur 5782 in Beit Shemesh

Mikve is a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism to achieve ritual purity.

Erev Yom Kippur is a special time, in Aseret Yemeni Teshuva, where we can reflect, where we can think about what we want the next year, where we really prepare ourselves for having a meaningful Yom Kippur.

The Mikve on Erev Yom Kippur is a way to connect, It’s a way to feel purity, it’s a way to feel a connection to G-d with our whole body with our whole selves.

The Tevila on Erev Yom Kippur is a Tevila that everybody can do, women and men.

Older and younger, even single women, divorced women can use the Mikve on Erev Yom Kippur.

We come with an open heart.

We don’t say a bracha because it is just a minhag, but we bring our deepest thoughts and our desires.

We think about the changes that we want and where want to be this time next year.

The Tevila on Erev Yom Kippur is also an amazing opportunity for us to introduce younger girls, single girls, our daughters to the Mikve without the connotations of tevila in the context of a relationship.

This moment is special, where you can encourage your daughters and explain to them what the mikveh is and give them the opportunity to use it.

The immersion on Erev Yom Kippur is a very powerful way to connect to the spiritual power which we hope will enter our prayers and our hearts.

Written by Hanna Bachar