Why I Decided to Immerse in the Mikvah During the Coronavirus Epidemic

Authors

Chana Weisberg, Chabad News

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Capture Date

7-6-2020

URL

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4702037/jewish/Why-I-Decided-to-Immerse-in-the-Mikvah-During-the-Coronavirus-Epidemic.htm

Abstract

This article documents the personal experience of on Orthodox Jewish woman and her decision to use a mikvah during the pandemic. The article discusses the Jewish laws of mikvah along with the benefits of ritual bathing. The article mentions the preventive and safety measures put in place by the unnamed mikvah attended by the author.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Weisberg, Chana, "Why I Decided to Immerse in the Mikvah During the Coronavirus Epidemic" (2020). Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender. 47.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/religion-pandemic-race/47