Shabbat and Holidays

Filled with Hope on Erev Rosh Hashanah

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The afternoon before Rosh Hashanah began, something wonderful happened at Mayyim Hayyim. Student prayer leaders from Brandeis University Masorti (Conservative/Traditional-Egalitarian) minyan came to immerse in the mikveh. They were the last people to immerse in 5785— and they filled me with hope. Two decades ago, it would have seemed unthinkable that college students of all […]

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Art Gallery and Education Center

Irma G: A Century of Hats and Spirit

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Celebrate the opening of this exhibit with an artist talk and sweet treats! Opening Reception Thursday, September 18 7:30- 9 PM You’re invited to attend our gallery exhibition opening and artist talk with local photographer and poet Leann Shamash. This beautiful portrait series features the artist’s mother Irma during the final year of her life. […]

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Mayyim Hayyim Archive

A Yiddish Poem about Mayyim Hayyim Opening in 2004?… This is one of the treasures I discovered last week in my role as MH archivist

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Forward article from July 9th, 2004, mentions Mayyim Hayyim as an interdenominational mikveh Welcome to the next installment of the Archive Deep Dive! I’ve been slowly but surely making my way through Mayyim Hayyim’s records these past few months, and every day I uncover a new piece of the puzzle that forms the story of […]

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Mayyim Hayyim Archive

Mayyim Hayyim’s Archive Deep Dive

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Hi everyone, and welcome to Mayyim Hayyim’s Archive Deep Dive! My name is Gabrielle Keen, and I am the archivist here at Mayyim Hayyim. I’m a recent graduate of Simmons University’s Library and Information Science graduate program, and I’m currently working on a project to appraise and organize all of the records that have been […]

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National Network

Celebrating the Confluence of Our Traditions and Co-Developing Mikveh Resources in Spanish and Portuguese

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Water ritual is foundational in both Jewish and Latin cultures. As with many traditions, Judaism has a deep connection to water as a transformative, creative and healing element. Mikveh, a ritual bath Jews immerse their bodies in at important life transitions, uses water as its central element to facilitate the status change made possible with […]

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Jewish Community, Men

A Sacred Beginning: Q&A with Alex Sklarz on Immersing at Mayyim Hayyim Before Rabbinical School

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When Alex Sklarz received his acceptance into Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), he knew he wanted to mark the moment in a meaningful, spiritual way. For Alex, that meant immersing in the mikveh at Mayyim Hayyim, beginning his rabbinical journey with intention and reflection. We sat down with Alex to learn more about […]

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