| Taking the Plunge: Practical and Spiritual Guide to the Mikveh Contributor(s): Berkowitz, Miriam (Author) |
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ISBN: 965710548X ISBN-13: 9789657105481 Publisher: Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies OUR PRICE: $21.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Conservative - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice |
| Dewey: 296 |
| LCCN: 2009352030 |
| Physical Information: (0.88 lbs) 186 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Taking the Plunge is a comprehensive mikveh resource for Jews across the religious spectrum. Couples getting married, couples beginning to observe family purity laws, couples who already observe but are looking for new ways to understand the language and history, women and men creating new rituals for healing or celebration, and rabbis teaching and preaching about mikveh - will all find something useful and meaningful in this volume. Rabbi Berkowitzs frank discussion of contemporary issues alongside traditional sources makes this book timely and unique. |
Contributor Bio(s): Berkowitz, Miriam: - Rabbi Miriam Berkowitz received an M.A. and Rabbinic Ordination from the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary in Jerusalem. She has served as Asst. Rabbi of the Park Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan. One of the Conservative Movement's leading experts on mikveh, Rabbi Berkowitz wrote a teshuvah which was accepted by the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards. She lives in Jerusalem where she writes and teaches. |