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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The Water Makes Us Malleable: My Bridal Mikveh
By Britni de la Cretaz When we were beginning to plan our wedding, Ben and I began researching Jewish wedding traditions to see which ones...
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Lifecycles
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Thank You, God, For Life and Babies
by Carrie Bornstein My five-year old has been asking for a while if she can go swimming where I work. She loves Mayyim Hayyim, which is...
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Kids & Parenting
Recreating Chanukah
By Lisa Berman, Mayyim Hayyim Education Center Director Can you recreate ritual? Of course we here at Mayyim Hayyim believe that you can reimagine it, breathe...
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Kids & Parenting
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The Most Special Person on the Planet
by Lisa Berman, Education Center Director It’s a good day when you create a program described as “absolutely, amazingly, awesomely phenomenal.” Frankly, it’s even better...
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Lifecycles
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Am I Jewish?
by Stephan Lewy I was born in Berlin, Germany, and had a Protestant mother and a Jewish father. My parents agreed that a boy would...
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Personal Stories
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It's Never Been "Just" About Mikveh
by Aliza Kline, Mayyim Hayyim’s Founding Executive Director. Originally written for Mayyim Hayyim's blog. So… my last blog post as executive director of Mayyim Hayyim. ...
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Judaism & Spirituality
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A Rabbi's Dream Come True
By Rabbi Avi Poupko, Originally Written for Mayyim Hayyim's Blog Sacraments are hard to come by in the Jewish tradition. By sacraments, I mean a...
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Judaism & Spirituality
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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
