Total Immersion: A Mikvah Anthology [Paperback]

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  • Category: Books (Religion)
  • Author:  Slonim, Rivkah
  • Author:  Slonim, Rivkah
  • ISBN-10:  9657108683
  • ISBN-10:  9657108683
  • ISBN-13:  9789657108680
  • ISBN-13:  9789657108680
  • Publisher:  Urim Publications
  • Publisher:  Urim Publications
  • Pages:  320
  • Pages:  320
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Pub Date:  01-Jul-2006
  • Pub Date:  01-Jul-2006
  • SKU:  9657108683-11-SPLV
  • SKU:  9657108683-11-SPLV
  • Item ID: 100038513
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In this absorbing collection of 50 essays and stories about the mikvah—the Jewish ritual bath—women and men contribute their thoughts on this ancient Jewish tradition. The issues of mikvah and Jewish family purity are addressed from philosophic, psychological, mystical, legal, practical, historical, and personal points of view.

Through theory and thought, personal experience and story, the contributors show how the sexual and the sacred converge, transcending blood taboos and accusations of misogyny to create a source of spiritual and physical renewal.  —Publishers Weekly

Rivkah Slonimis an internationally recognized activist and lecturer who focuses on the intersection of traditional Jewish observance and contemporary life, with a special emphasis on Jewish women. She is, with her husband, the founder and director of the Chabad House Jewish Student Center at Binghamton University.

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