Mikvah

The mikvah as an institution is the victim of a popular misconception. Immersion in water is naturally associated with cleansing. To further complicate the issue, Jews historically were often barred by the authorities from using rivers in their cities for bathing. In response they built bathhouses, many with mikvahs in or near them. Together, these factors forged an inextricable link between the idea of mikvah and physical hygiene. But the mikvah never was a monthly substitute for a bath or shower. In fact, the Halachah stipulates that one must be scrupulously clean before immersing. To facilitate this requirement, preparation areas—with baths and showers, shampoos, soaps, and other cleansing and beauty aids—are a staple of the modern mikvah.

Mikvaot near Pinner

Edgware & District Communal Mikvah

Edgware United Synagogue
Parnell Close
Edgware Way
Edgware
Middx

Tel: Mandy – 020 8958 4488 or 07801 332 508
Hilary – 020 8358 7822 or 07950 292 905

Kingsbury Mikvah

Kingsbury Synagogue
Kingsbury Green
London
NW9 8XR
020 8204 6390

Borehamwood Mikvah

Croxdale Road
Hertfordshire
WD6
020 8387 1945

Pinner Keilim Mikvah

Pinner Shul is proud to have its own Keilim Mikvah – for further details, contact…