Mikveh

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the etymology?Hebrew for 'a collection' of water
2. What is the halachic precedence?Must be built before a synagogue in Jewish law
3. Why do Jewish communities build a mikveh before a synagogue?Because being spiritually clean is seen as more important than having a place to pray. The law says the mikveh comes first.
4. How do people use a mikveh for special occasions?People immerse fully in the water, covering their whole body, to feel clean before holidays like Yom Kippur or for family purity.

Niddah: The laws pertaining to a woman's menstrual separation and subsequent ritual purification.
Halachic Imperative: A command or obligation derived from Jewish law that must be followed.
Ritual Purity: A state of spiritual readiness and cleanness required for certain sacred acts in Judaism.