An especially moving evening was held a few days ago in Moshav Eitan in the Shafir Regional Council. After several years when the mikvah in the community was out of commission, a beautiful and luxurious new mikvah was dedicated for the use of the women of Moshav Eitan and the surrounding communities. The mikvah was built by the National Center for Family Purity to the highest and most advanced construction standards, and walking in, women might think they are entering the lobby of a high-end hotel or luxury spa.
Until the construction of the new mikvah, an old mikvah had been operated in the community for decades. In recent years, the old mikvah fell into disrepair and became completely inoperable. As a result, it was decided to build a new and luxurious mikvah to serve the women of the moshav and nearby communities. Until the completion of the new mikvah, the women of the moshav were forced to immerse in nearby communities, with the staff of the National Center for Family Purity working around the clock to complete the mikvah’s construction as soon as possible. In preparation for the Passover holiday, a special effort was made to get it ready for use by the women already during the holiday, especially in light of the fact that the second holiday and Shabbat came one day after the other this year.
The chairman of the National Center for Family Purity, Rabbi Chaim Levy, the mayor of the Shafir Region Council Adir Ne’eman and dozens of local inhabitants were present at the dedication evening. The cost of building the mikvah is estimated at approximately NIS 2 million, with NIS 1 million coming from donations raised by the National Center. The budget for the construction of the mikvah was raised in cooperation with the Shafir Regional Council and the mikvah has been inaugurated and is now open for use.
National Center for Family Purity CEO Akiva Weiner said: When we learned about the conditions in which Israeli women have to immerse and the extremely poor state of the local mikvah, it was clear to us that we had to bring about the construction of a new mikvah in the moshav as soon as possible. The National Center’s goal is that every woman in Israel who so desires will be able to observe the mitzvah and continue the chain of the generations of the Jewish people. We also place an emphasis on the women’s experience in the mikvah and not just the observance of the mitzvah. That is why we decided to put so much effort into the design and external appearance of the mikvah, beyond the strict observance of all the halakhic issues.”
An especially moving evening was held a few days ago in Moshav Eitan in the Shafir Regional Council. After several years when the mikvah in the community was out of commission, a beautiful and luxurious new mikvah was dedicated for the use of the women of Moshav Eitan and the surrounding communities. The mikvah was built by the National Center for Family Purity to the highest and most advanced construction standards, and walking in, women might think they are entering the lobby of a high-end hotel or luxury spa.
Until the construction of the new mikvah, an old mikvah had been operated in the community for decades. In recent years, the old mikvah fell into disrepair and became completely inoperable. As a result, it was decided to build a new and luxurious mikvah to serve the women of the moshav and nearby communities. Until the completion of the new mikvah, the women of the moshav were forced to immerse in nearby communities, with the staff of the National Center for Family Purity working around the clock to complete the mikvah’s construction as soon as possible. In preparation for the Passover holiday, a special effort was made to get it ready for use by the women already during the holiday, especially in light of the fact that the second holiday and Shabbat came one day after the other this year.
The chairman of the National Center for Family Purity, Rabbi Chaim Levy, the mayor of the Shafir Region Council Adir Ne’eman and dozens of local inhabitants were present at the dedication evening. The cost of building the mikvah is estimated at approximately NIS 2 million, with NIS 1 million coming from donations raised by the National Center. The budget for the construction of the mikvah was raised in cooperation with the Shafir Regional Council and the mikvah has been inaugurated and is now open for use.
National Center for Family Purity CEO Akiva Weiner said: When we learned about the conditions in which Israeli women have to immerse and the extremely poor state of the local mikvah, it was clear to us that we had to bring about the construction of a new mikvah in the moshav as soon as possible. The National Center’s goal is that every woman in Israel who so desires will be able to observe the mitzvah and continue the chain of the generations of the Jewish people. We also place an emphasis on the women’s experience in the mikvah and not just the observance of the mitzvah. That is why we decided to put so much effort into the design and external appearance of the mikvah, beyond the strict observance of all the halakhic issues.”
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