This post is part of a series of blog posts about niddah entitled Sacred Bodies, Sacred Time. Read more here – and submit your own post. by Rachel Lieberman Before I had my first mikveh experience, I was forewarned- “Don’t be disoriented. When you get to the preparation room, there will just be a list of […]
Continue Readingby Sherri Goldman, Administrative and Finance Director in·spi·ra·tion – the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something; the drawing in of breath; inhalation. I read a list just recently of some of the most inspirational and awe-inspiring places to visit in the world. It was an impressive list; the Western Wall, Taj Mahal, […]
Continue Readingby Walt Clark, Office Assistant There has become a new running joke in my life. Right now, my weekdays consist of work at a mikveh, a place with Hebrew on the walls and Jews in pools, and then driving to teach swim lessons at the JCC, a place with Hebrew on the walls and Jews […]
Continue Readingby Jody Comins, Development and Events Coordinator In December, I participated in a webinar through Network for Good about how to maximize Mayyim Hayyim’s efforts for our year-end appeal. You’re familiar with Year End appeals, right? Every non-profit is sending their best, most heart warming, feel-good story and asking you to open your checkbook one […]
Continue Readingby Rabbi Emily Aviva Kapor to my friends, guides, and colleagues of the Mayyim Ḥayyim Community Mikveh of Newton, Massachusetts uncertain feet descend stone steps downward into the water, down into the water they tell me is warm and healing. let every part of my body touch the water; let there be no barrier between […]
Continue Readingby Walt Clark, Office Assistant Snow and I have a turbulent relationship. A world with snow is familiar, but fundamentally changed. If you say that you are going to attach yourself to a wood board and slide down a mountain, it appears suicidal, but with snow, it becomes something fun to do. Attaching razor sharp […]
Continue Readingby Anita Diamant The Yiddish word schnorrer has more than one meaning. It can be used to describe a habitual moocher, someone who never picks up the check, or a low-level jerk, a no-goodnik. However, the first definition in most dictionaries is “beggar.” There are all kinds of schnorrers: panhandlers on the street, the kid who knocks […]
Continue ReadingBy Rachel CaraDonna, Mayyim Hayyim Development Intern When I started interning at Mayyim Hayyim, I asked myself a couple inevitable questions: “Will I ever immerse? If so, when? For what purpose?”. It didn’t take me long to conclude that I couldn’t possibly imagine a life transition that meant enough to me. Thoughts of “I’m too young!”, “Nothing’s actually […]
Continue Readingby Sherri Goldman, Administrative and Finance Director The Mayyim Hayyim 2014 budget is almost approved. We’re almost there, awaiting final approval from our Board of Directors in just a few weeks. I always find this time to be a mix of relief that the budget is so close to being complete, and a sense of accomplishment from […]
Continue Readingby Walton Clark, Office Assistant Whenever you start work at a new place there is an adjustment period. You have to learn exactly how you are going to operate amongst the other employees, pick up the office culture, and get acclimated to your physical surroundings. This would take some adjustment for any person. For me, […]
Continue Readinga poem by Rabbi Emma Gottlieb Usually I am above, _____looking down I avert my eyes as they descend and then connect with them to say the prayers _____to share the joy _____to complete the process _____to witness I am the rabbi I lead I accompany I affirm, confirm, and reaffirm I am the guide […]
Continue ReadingBy: Caroline Potter, Mayyim Hayyim Volunteer I wrote this on my last day – for this summer at least – as a volunteer at Mayyim Hayyim. In two weeks, I return to my “real life” and “real job” as a high school English teacher. This whole summer has been marvelously relaxing and rewarding for me. […]
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