Aliza Kline, Mayyim Hayyim Executive Director, shares her thoughts on our recent Gathering the Waters International Mikveh Conference. Last week 275 people from all over the place – 22 states and Israel – descended on Boston for an intensive, engaging and challenging three-day Gathering The Waters International Mikveh Conference. It’s taken me a week to […]
Continue ReadingWe encourage everyone to check out The Energizer Rabbi’s post about the Gathering the Waters Conference to learn some more about the participant experience, the sessions and the dialogue that developed. Thanks, Energizer Rabbi- you helped lead an amazing session!
Continue ReadingRabba Sara Hurwitz shares her thoughts on the meaning of mikveh and the Gathering the Waters International Mikveh Conference. Rabba Hurwitz is a member of the Rabbinic Staff at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale and the Dean of Yeshivat Maharat. Rabbi Menachem HaMeiri, (Provence, 1249-1306) teaches that on the day that God commanded Abraham to […]
Continue ReadingWe want to give a special shout-out to the Velveteen Rabbi and Frume Sarah, who have such wonderful things to say about the opening day of the Gathering the Waters conference! We’re so glad you were able to attend, and we are thrilled that you are continuing the dialogue…
Continue ReadingOur wonderful neighbor, Rabbi Ben Shalva of Temple Reyyim, tells a wonderful story of his experiences with mikveh, immersion, and Mayyim Hayyim in his blog post, Amazing Neighbors. We are so touched, Ben, and so lucky to share a parking lot with you and your shul!
Continue ReadingJoseph Reimer is the Director of the Institute for Informal Jewish Education and an Associate Professor and former Director of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program at Brandeis University. He will co-facilitate a panel on mikveh education next week at our Gathering the Waters Conference – we hope to see you there! As we grow […]
Continue ReadingAndrea Jacobs, Director of Education for Keshet, shares her thoughts on inclusive mikveh usage in her guest post. Andrea will be co-facilitating a panel on inclusion at our Gathering the Waters International Mikveh Conference. By traditional standards, I’m an unusual mikveh user. As a single woman and a liberal Jew, there are no halakhic imperatives […]
Continue ReadingAnita Diamant shares some words about Mayyim Hayyim’s original musical production- a highlight of our Gathering the Waters International Mikveh Conference. Water has no color, and yet it contains the rainbow. Transparent and reflective, water reveals the myriad shades of cloud, sky, and light; the rosy glow of dawn, the orange burst of sunset. The […]
Continue ReadingWe at Mayyim Hayyim are getting excited for our Gathering the Waters International Mikveh Conference, which will take place October 10-12, 2010. In the coming days, look for posts from our friends and colleagues who will be attending the conference…you may even get a sneak peak at their presentations!
Continue ReadingAmy Meltzer, author, mom, teacher and blogger, shares her thoughts on intermarried life, Jewish community, and finding a place to belong. I’ve gotten some flack for the title of my blog, Homeshuling. Why, people (most of them Rabbis) wonder, am I discouraging people from going to synagogue? What is Judaism, after all, without community? I […]
Continue ReadingDr. Kerry Olitzky, Executive Director of the Jewish Outreach Institute, shares his thoughts on conversion, intermarriage, and our film, Welcoming Waters: Mikveh Baby. For those who choose it, conversion is a liminal experience. While it might sound cliché or hackneyed, it can be a life-changing event. And that is the way it is supposed to […]
Continue ReadingGuest Poster Julie Wiener’s In the Mix blog appears on The Jewish Week website. Her monthly columns about intermarried life are published in the newspaper’s print edition and online. One of the perks of being an intermarried Jewish mom, as opposed to being an intermarried Jewish dad, is that your children are universally recognized as […]
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