Intimate relationships bring two people together in a unique emotional and physical connection. This is something to celebrate, whether through the public festivity of a wedding, or in the private reflection of immersion in the mikveh. Sanctifying our intimate relationships elevates these unions and gives them a context of meaning and joy.
A brief description of this ritual and ways to make it more egalitarian
A mutual bedecken ceremony in which the groom and bride adorn one another with kippot and flowers
A ritual involving both the couple and their parents or other family members
An article explaining the traditional uses of mikveh and modern perspectives on it, including a review of contemporary literature on the subject
A meditation for the mikveh invoking God’s healing presence
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