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Sharona Margolin Halickman

May 5, 2026, 7:12 PM

Purification and Healing

The Haftara for Parshat Bechukotai begins with a fierce prophecy but ends with hope and consolation, as we read in Yirmiyahu 17:7-8: Blessed is the person who trusts in the Lord. The Lord will be his protector. He will be...

Apr 21, 2026, 7:30 AM

Why I took the Men to the Mikvah

A group of men visited Mikvah Shoshanah, Portland’s women’s mikvah, to gain a deeper appreciation for this sacred and meaningful mitzvah.

Mikvah Shoshanah, Portland’s women’s mikvah, is an exclusively women’s space. Within it, a woman can experience the blessing and serenity of mikvah in a space made sacred for her most intimate moment with the Creator. Earlier today, I led a group of men there....

Feb 26, 2026, 5:07 AM

Halakhic Rebuttal to Red Heifer Claims: Upholding Tradition & Integrity

Introduction In a recent video, linked below, hosted by Adam King, featuring participants including Byron Stinson, Rabbi Eliyahu Berkowitz, and Rabbi Baria Shakar, numerous assertions were made regarding the ritual of the פָּרָה אֲדֻמָּה (parah adumah, red heifer), as outlined...

Jan 15, 2026, 2:06 AM

The Truth About Yoatzet Halacha and Maharat Feminism

Jewish women do not need to act like men to matter (Anna Mircea, Unsplash).

As Modern Orthodoxy and Open Orthodoxy clash over authority, the traditional centres of Torah life in Brooklyn and Yerushalayim watch with quiet scepticism and amusement. Seeing a War From the Outside I write this as a woman who lives comfortably and...

Haviva Ner-David

May 18, 2025, 4:50 PM

God of war and peace: A soldier’s mikveh prayer

(Nadav Leibovitz)

He marked the shift from reservist to civilian at the Hannaton mikveh, saying: 'May these waters cleanse my thoughts from background noise and bring peace'

Oct 9, 2024, 11:35 PM

Women, know your mikveh rights this Yom Kippur

Recently, several women asked me whether a single woman is permitted to immerse in the mikveh (ritual bath) and whether the attendant has the right to prevent her from doing so. Yes, a woman may immerse under any circumstances,...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Oct 8, 2024, 6:20 PM

How do we become purified?

We learn in the Mishna,Yoma 8:9: With regard to one who says: I will sin and then I will repent, I will sin and I will repent, Heaven does not provide him the opportunity to repent, and he will remain...

Jul 18, 2024, 5:19 PM

The mission statement of mankind

Not all those who wander are lost School's out, summer’s started, and everyone is going somewhere for the holidays. Though it might seem that our destination choices are random, Jewish spirituality teaches us that our itineraries are carefully crafted by...

Este Abramowitz

Apr 2, 2024, 2:23 PM

Celebration: Beating our Broken Drum

Ancient Mikvah in Migdal, Israel (Photo Credit: Magdala Archeological Park)

When our mitzvah observance becomes more about perfection than acceptance, we must wake up and hear Miriam’s emphatic cry to our people as they left Egypt.

Shani Weinmann Kay

Jan 7, 2024, 11:41 AM

Mikveh in Miluim

On October 7th, life changed for us all on a global scale and in so many ways. We were suffering loss, uncertainty, and for many of us, the immediate draft to reserve duty, or miluim. For me, it meant...

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