The Williamsburg kehilla is eagerly awaiting the opening of a magnificent new shul on Throop Avenue, a project spearheaded by noted philanthropist Reb Yoeli Landau. With Pesach fast approaching, efforts are in full swing to ensure every detail is completed on time—including the construction of the mikvah. R’ Yoeli has gone to extraordinary lengths to guarantee the mikvah is filled with kosher water in time for Pesach – by bringing in fresh snow trucked in from the Jay Peak Resort in Vermont! The snow, transported by Imperial Marble, was brought in via a refrigerated truck to ensure it remained pristine and untouched, in accordance with halachic requirements. This method, while uncommon, is not unprecedented—nearly two decades ago, YWN reported on a similar operation that was carried out in Eretz Yisroel to prepare a mikvah for Gush Katif refugees who had settled in the Western Negev. At the time, with rain scarce, Merkaz Artzi Lemaan Taharas Hamishpochoh BeYisroel coordinated a massive effort to transport 30 cubic meters of snow from Neveh Ativ in the Golan Heights. The snow was carefully packed into sealed sacks, trucked across the country, and lifted by crane onto the rooftop of the mikvah, where it melted directly into the bor otzar. Now, Williamsburg’s Yidden are witnessing a similar mesirus nefesh to ensure that this mikvah is ready for Pesach. With just a few short weeks to go, workers are pushing full force to complete this stunning makom tefillah. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)