Guidelines around menstruation and intimacy are a pillar of Jewish life that many same-sex couples refuse to abandon, even as they fear rejection by those running the ritual baths

Kibbutz Hannaton in the Jezreel Valley raised hundreds of thousands of shekels needed to move 57-ton Roman-era mikveh discovered during highway construction

Due to ongoing COVID-19 crisis camps are shuttered and there are no kids in sight, so 15 Jews by choice immersed themselves in Camp Ramah's lake to finalize their conversions

Kibbutz Hannaton is spearheading a fundraising effort to move a Roman-era mikveh to its land, where it would join the pluralistic ritual bath

Majority Jewish Cote Saint-Luc makes face coverings mandatory in public as of June 15; mayor proposed new regulations after conversations with Israeli relatives

Once-prominent Modern Orthodox rabbi in Washington was slated for early release later this month on good behavior after 5 years' imprisonment; date moved up due to pandemic

US Attorney's Office asks Barry Freundel's victims if they object to him being freed on April 15 rather than in 2021 as scheduled, cites his 'good time' credit

While officials say properly maintained mikvehs are perfectly safe, women's advocates debate whether immersion is recommended at this time

But Hasidic enclave Kiryas Joel may hint at what’s to come, as the town announces a complete lockdown, including its ritual bathhouses, to stop the virus' spread

Group in coastal city of Tibau builds ritual bath, a first for the community, amid reawakening of Jewish identity in region