Written by Aliza Kline, Executive Director of Mayyim Hayyim “Monologim Mihamikveh” (“Mikveh Monologues”), was the title of a recent article that my Hebrew tutor, Rona, showed to me. I met Rona through ESRA, an Israeli organization that supports English-speakers moving to Israel. Once a week, we sit at her kitchen table to drink coffee, schmooze, […]
Continue ReadingWritten by Madeline Mayer Last month I visited Israel with my graduate program. As a candidate for a Master’s degree in Jewish Professional Leadership, the goal of this trip was for the students, as future leaders within the Jewish community, to grapple with the different issues and elements occurring within the Israeli Jewish community. While I […]
Continue ReadingBy Sherri Goldman, Administrative Director at Mayyim Hayyim The morning is sunny and bright as I come to work today, walking on the beautiful […]
Continue ReadingBy Anita Diamant, Mayyim Hayyim President and Founder Greetings to you, my virtual friends, I just wanted to say that I love this blog. I love the diversity of topics and the diversity of voices. I love the title of this blog. “The Mikveh Lady has Left the Building,“ which means that […]
Continue ReadingWritten by Madeline Mayer While sitting in my Fundraising and Philanthropy class last week, someone remarked vehemently, “I think that more people should give anonymous gifts. I think that it is self-serving when there are several buildings all with one family’s last name.” Now, as a Brandeis student, I admit that I often am frustrated […]
Continue ReadingWritten by Aliza Kline What does it take to create real change in Jewish life? I mean real change, not just changing language from kiruv to outreach to engagement. I mean changing access to ritual, and reframing Jewish experiences so that they actually feel different. How different is it to make change in Israel versus […]
Continue ReadingWritten by Raquel Rosenblatt, Director of Development at Mayyim Hayyim When my older daughter Naomi turned five, her birthday fell on Rosh Hashanah. Sitting in the children’s service in temple that afternoon, she was ecstatic to learn that she shared a birthday with none other than the WHOLE WORLD. Now nine years old, she understands […]
Continue ReadingWritten by Aliza Kline Reposted from Aliza and her husband Bradley’s Israel blog. It was not easy, there is no online listing in English, or apparently in Hebrew, of area mikvaot. Many of the people I’ve met here are not mikveh goers – and are definitely not aware of the tucked away mikvaot in the […]
Continue ReadingExactly one year ago we launched our blog with “Mikveh Baby,” about some of our happiest immersions. While shooting, filmmaker Jennifer Kaplan was so struck by the themes of welcome and inclusion that kept resurfacing, she decided she had to make a sequel. What better way to celebrate than with another beautiful film? Like what you […]
Continue ReadingWritten by Carrie Bornstein Apparently, they tell me, not all mikvehs are on Facebook. Or Twitter or YouTube. Nor do they have blogs, for that matter. So why do we? And honestly, isn’t mikveh all about privacy anyway? Is this really something we should be blasting all over the internet? At our spring benefit this […]
Continue ReadingAfter five amazing years as a fountain of creativity in the greater Boston area, inspiring new works of liturgy, curricula, publication, artwork and plays, Mayyim Hayyim is pleased to announce our very first film contest! The Everything Begins in the Water Film Contest seeks films that capture the universal notion of water as a source […]
Continue ReadingWe encourage everyone to take a look at this wonderful article, “The Plunge,” featured in the fall 2010 issue of Middlebury Magazine. Mikveh and Walden Pond…what could be better?
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