Spa for the soul
Meet the Mikvah.
A pristine pool of water that will infuse your wedding, marriage & relationship with purity.
A Mikvah redefines the rhythm of your relationship, painting layers of passion and peace, romance and serenity.
Immersion in the mikvah takes place when moving into a new spiritual state; the mikvah experience engenders within our very essence the ability to reveal our full potential to ourselves and the world.
Invite the Divine into your marriage, uncovering the holiness and spirituality within the joy of intimacy by using the Mikvah once before your wedding, and regularly throughout marriage.
What is a Mikvah?
A Mikvah can seem like a mini swimming pool. But it is far from simply a glorified jacuzzi.
The Mikvah offers the Jewish people a remarkable gift of purity and holiness.
The world’s natural bodies of water—its oceans, rivers, wells and spring-fed lakes—are mikvahs in their most primal form. They contain waters of Divine source, and thus, tradition teaches, the power to purify.
However, natural bodies of water are not always accessible, safe or private. Hence the construction of a modern day Mikvah.
A Mikvah is built according to a highly specific set of guidelines, using both the high-test level of both Jewish & hygienic standards.
A Mikvah is the most essential part of the infrastructure of a Jewish community. Before building a Synagogue, school or any Jewish institution, a Mikvah must be built first.
Who goes to Mikvah?
Immersion in a mikvah has been a gateway to purity ever since the creation of the world.
From Adam and Eve after leaving the Garden of Eden, to the Jews at Mt. Sinai, and visitors to the holy temple in Jerusalem, Mikvah has been an essential part of Jewish tradition.
Today, Mikvah is used by men on various occasions; with the exception of conversion, they are all customary. Some examples include, a groom on his wedding day, and before Yom Kippur. Some Chassidic men use the mikvah before each Shabbat and holiday, or every morning.
The most important use of a Mikvah today is for a married woman after her monthly cycle.
A woman’a Mikvah experience is a beautiful, essential and holy part of a couple’s marriage.
Scroll down for the full rundown on this beautiful Mitzvah.
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Why a monthly Mikvah visit?
The myth is real. And quite mythical. Sexuality and spirituality are incompatible.
Not exactly.
Torah views marriage and intimacy as incredibly holy. Human intimacy is an expression of the ultimate union and connection in a marriage.
Through this act, man and woman become part of something larger. They touch the divine. Intimacy is referred to as the Holy Temple of the human experience.
How can we elevate an act that can seem to be most mundane and materialistic?
Intimacy can be complicated. It can be fraught with tension.
A meaningful relationship requires strong commitment and constant nurturing, and more importantly, help and blessing from above. The blessing flows from the spiritual reservoir called Mikvah.
How to Mikvah?
We are blessed to have a local Mikvah in North Raleigh at Chabad Jewish Center on Falls of Neuse Rd.
If you would like explore more about the Mikvah experience or visit Raleigh’s Mikvah, reach out to Mushka here.
For a variety of readings and insights on Mikvah and family purity, click here.