Hilchot Mikvaot training schedule

Mayyim Hayyim and the Ziegler School of the American Jewish University present this unique training for clergy and seminary students interested in mikveh construction and maintenance.
Mikveh Construction and Maintenance Training
November 13-15, 2001
held at the American Jewish University, Los Angeles CA
Sunday, November 13
 4:00 - 6:00pm Check in
6:00 - 8:30pm Dinner and Discussion: What Makes a Pool a Mikveh?
Rabbis Ben Zion Bergman and Scott Rosenberg

 Monday, November 14
8:00 - 9:00am Breakfast
9:00 - 12:00pm Hilchot Mikvaot overview
  Rabbi Ben Zion Bergman
  • Concept of lo mikabel tumah
  • Design methodology for bor - hashakah method presented as universal choice with discussion of bor al gabei bor
  • Use of construction materials
  • Rabbinic oversight during design and construction process
  • Hiddurim
  • Design elements
12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch
1:45 - 3:00pm Tour of the AJU Mikveh
Rabbi Bergman and Sue Rosenthal, Mikveh Director

3:30 - 6:00pm From Design to Immersion
Rabbi Ben Zion Bergman and Rabbi Aaron Alexander
  • Filling the bor: rain water vs. ice: an  halachic discussion
  • Potential problems during construction
  • Working with the architect
6:45pm Dinner
8:00pm Drafting Designs, free time

Tuesday, November 15 
8:00 - 9:00am         Breakfast
9:00 - 12:00pm     Rabbinic Oversight Upon Completion
    Rabbi Scott Rosenberg and Carrie Bornstein
  • Potential maintenance concerns:
    • The need for repairs
    • Leaks
    • Accidents / defining measurements
    • Troubleshooting
    • Case Examples
    • Relationship between Rav HaMachshir and Mikveh Director 
12:30 - 1:30pm     Lunch
1:45 - 3:00pm     Maintaining a Clean, Sparkling Mikveh
3:00 - 3:45pm     Wrap up
  • Q & A
  • Discussion of avenue for ongoing dialogue