Past Events & Classes

The Mikveh Monologues, a series of plays written by Anita Diamant and Janet Buchwald, based on stories of women and men who have immersed at Mayyim Hayyim. (more »)

Men, Mikveh, Macanudos & Single Malt, Mayyim Hayyim's first-ever men's event, was a great success. (more »)

220 women celebrated, enjoyed sweets, sipped martinis and laughed the night away at The Red Tent Event: Where the VIEW meets the Mikveh, Mayyim Hayyim's annual "girls night out" on December 2, 2008 at The Roxy in Boston. (more »)

Join us for a party celebrating Anita Diamant's newest novel and receive a first edition signed copy. (more »)

Why we need your support:

- Donations for immersions and education programs, our "fees for service" represent only 10% of annual income, making your support a necessity for keeping our doors open.

- Because no one seeking an immersion is ever turned away because of finances.

- Because when your friends, family, and community members needed it – for healing, for celebration, for their grandson's or daughter-in-law's conversion - Mayyim Hayyim supported them.

- Because every year we teach nearly 2,000 kids and adults about the beauty of Jewish life.

- Because Mayyim Hayyim holds itself to the highest standards of excellence, in everything we do.

- Because our community cannot afford to lose this place of refuge during hard times.

- Because more than 250 individuals convert to Judaism every year at Mayyim Hayyim.

- Because Mayyim Hayyim is a national and international model for what a mikveh can be, for what Jewish community life can offer for making an ancient tradition new, for bringing more holiness into the world. (more »)

An afternoon of workshops on Sunday, September 13. Registration beginning at 1:00pm, welcoming remarks by Anita Diamant at 1:30pm; program will conclude by 4:00pm. Guided tours of Mayyim Hayyim will be offered at the conclusion of the program. (more »)

Mayyim Hayyim is co-sponsoring Get Real: A Girl Power Workshop for Girls and Adults featuring bestelling author Rachel Simmons will lead an engaging workshop for girls and parents, sharing her "Five Strategies to Raise an Authentic, Confident Girl."

This event will be held at the Boston Public Library. (more »)

Judaism got its start when God promised to make the 99-year-old Abraham "exceedingly fertile." Dr. Ruth Westheimer takes us on a guided tour through the rumpled bedclothes of Jewish identity: intercourse and intermarriage...

Held at Temple Israel Boston, 477 Longwood Avenue, Boston. (more »)

Join artist Frann Addison for a presentation exploring the origin of Jewish ceremonial objects used in the home. Delve into rituals, superstitions, and religious requirements for individual pieces. (more »)

Mayyim Hayyim is hosting a class for Nishmat Hayyim, all are welcome.

Whether you have no experience meditating or chanting or have a seasoned practice of any kind, all are welcome. (more »)

Join Boston-area artist and photographer Leslie Starobin at her Mayyim Hayyim art gallery opening. Starobin's art seeks to straddle the boundaries between analog and digital, photography and painting, and past and present. Her work can be found in many major US collections, including New York's MOMA. (more »)

Learn from well respected cancer specialists about resources in our community and Israel for women with breast cancer.

Mayyim Hayyim is proud to be a co-sponsor of this event and will participate on the panel.

HELD AT CONGREGATION MISHKAN TEFILA, 9-11:30 AM (more »)

Four American families struggle with a life-altering decision to abandon their childhood Christian faith for conversion to Orthodox Judaism.

1:00pm, Coolidge Corner Theater

A young woman from Trinidad; a family who leaves their dream home in the remote mountains of Colorado; a career Army woman and single mother; and an elderly couple. Each finally finds the faith for which they've long searched.

In Person: Directors Tony Benjamin and Steve Friedman (more »)

Witches, Sacrificed Daughters, Mothers of Giants...?

Little-known women and feminine aspects in the Hebrew Bible; a once-a-month lunchtime text study and discussion.
8 Sessions: October 2009 - May 2010 (more »)

Mayyim Hayyim founder and critically acclaimed author, Anita Diamant and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks have written extraordinary books of historical fiction. Join in this lively conversation about books, history and the creative process, moderated by Amy B. Hoffman, Editor, Women's Review of Books. (more »)

This is your chance to do some virtuous shopping to help replenish Mayyim Hayyim's mikveh supplies. (more »)

Starobin will discuss her multi-year photomontage and oral history project exploring the enduring texture of memory and culture in the lives of Ashkenazi and Sephardic families from vanishing Jewish
communities around the world. (more »)

What stories are hiding in your historical family photo albums? (more »)

Mayyim Hayyim is co-sponsoring this unique evening of discussion, connection, and celebration in honor of the new book by Forward 50 award winner Jay Michaelson, Everything is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism.

Location: Harvard Hillel (more »)

Mayyim Hayyim's five-session pre-wedding seminar is a guide for engaged couples that will provide tools to solidify a strong partnership and explore different ways of creating a Jewish home. (more »)

Don't miss Mayyim Hayyim's annual spring benefit concert. This year, we present a brand-new production, "Take Me to the River" and will honor beloved community leaders, AMY & JONATHAN FLEMING and the FIRST CLASS OF VOLUNTEER MIKVEH GUIDES.

More details to follow. (more »)

Are you a clinician or other professional who is interested in learning about an additional resource for Jewish survivors of abuse and trauma? (more »)

This new bench, a gift of the Riven Jaye and Harmon families will honor survivors of domestic abuse in our community. It will be lovingly built and supported by survivors and allies.

In connection with Mayyim Hayyim’s Embracing Waters Initiative: Raising Awareness and Training Around Domestic Abuse in the Jewish community, supported by the Boston Jewish Community Women's Fund, in partnership with Journey to Safety of JF&CS (more »)

Join us at Mayyim Hayyim on this solemn day when, traditionally, we do not bathe or annoint ourselves, but we may immerse ourselves in learning. (more »)

More details available below. (more »)