Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and Education Center
Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and Paula Brody & Family Education Center is an intimate center for spirituality, learning, celebration and community, an international model of Jewish creativity and vitality.
Mayyim Hayyim is a 21st century creation, a mikveh rooted in ancient tradition, reinvented to serve the Jewish community of today.
We are a resource for learning, spiritual discovery, and creativity where women and men of all ages can celebrate milestones like weddings and b'nei mitzvah; where conversion to Judaism is accorded the honor and dignity it deserves; where survivors of trauma, illness or loss find solace; and where women can explore the ritual of monthly immersion on their own terms.
Mayyim Hayyim is a 21st century creation, a mikveh rooted in ancient tradition, reinvented to serve the Jewish community of today.
We are a resource for learning, spiritual discovery, and creativity where women and men of all ages can celebrate milestones like weddings and b'nei mitzvah; where conversion to Judaism is accorded the honor and dignity it deserves; where survivors of trauma, illness or loss find solace; and where women can explore the ritual of monthly immersion on their own terms.
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Celebrating 10,000
It happened. With balloons, family, pictures, and laughter. Our ten thousandth immersion. Ten thousand. Just the sound of it is impressive. I’ll say it again:...
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Lifecycles
An Atheist in the Mikveh
By Janet R., and originally written for the Mayyim Hayyim Blog Being an atheist has worked well for me. I’ve explored religions, never found much...
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Personal Stories
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A Public Service Announcement for the Mikveh World
Written by Carrie Bornstein, Acting Executive Director I’ve visited my fair share of mikvehs over the years, particularly as I’ve gotten more and more into...
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Judaism & Spirituality
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Finally Welcomed Home
Written by Trish Soha I had imagined my conversion mikveh immersion at least three times a day for the year or so between my Pathways...
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Personal Stories
Top 10 Reasons to Be a Volunteer Mikveh Guide
Written by Carrie Bornstein, Acting Executive Director at Mayyim Hayyim Shortly after Mayyim Hayyim opened in 2004, I remember the nervous excitement I felt opening...
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Social Activism
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Me and Mikveh? Are you Mashugga?
The question is: how did a mikveh, a place that was alien to me most of life, become part of my life? Like everyone’s personal...
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Judaism & Spirituality
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Anita Diamant blogs about "The Colors of Water"
The Colors of WaterWater has no color, and yet it contains the rainbow. Transparent and reflective, water reveals the myriad shades of cloud, sky, and...
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Arts & Culture
Welcoming Waters: Mikveh for Babies
Welcome to the Jewish future, which is very, very cute. Welcome to the premiere of Mayyim Hayyim’s first documentary film, funded by CJP and...
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Judaism & Spirituality
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Hide and Seek
“Ready or not…here I come!” As the mother of three girls, this is a familiar refrain in my household. When we play, I think about...
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Judaism & Spirituality
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Student Volunteers Needed for Mayyim Hayyim "Gathering the Waters Conference": Sunday, Oct. 10th - Tuesday, Oct. 12th
Attention students! Mayyim Hayyim Community Mikveh and Education Center in Newton needs student volunteers during an upcoming conference on ritual immersions called Gathering the...
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