Q: What are the purposes of a Mikveh?
A: A mikveh, or gathering of water, is used for many functions. The
essential elements uniting all the uses of the mikveh is that it cleanses,
purifies. As a means of ridding oneself of a ritual impurity, a person what
immerse himself in the Mikveh to become spiritually pure.
The Mikveh
is used for conversions (potential converts go into the waters as an act of
purification) before weddings (to spiritually prepare for the new union) prior
to Jewish holidays, after menstrual cycles, for spiritual moments with God and after contact with the dead.
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