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In Judaism, ritual washing, or ablution, takes two main forms. Tevilah (טְבִילָה) is a full body immersion in a mikveh, and netilat yadayim is the washing of the hands with a cup (see Handwashing in Judaism). References to ritual washing are found in the Hebrew Bible, and are elaborated in the Mishnah and Talmud.
A mikveh or mikvah (Hebrew: מִקְוֶה / מקווה, Modern: mīqve, Tiberian: mīqwe, pl. mikva'ot, mikvot, or mikves, [1] [2] lit., "a collection") is a bath used for ritual immersion in Judaism [3] to achieve ritual purity.
A silver cup used for hand-washing. Jewish law and custom prescribe ritual hand washing in a number of situations. This practice is generally known by the Hebrew term netilath yadayim (Hebrew: נטילת ידיים, romanized: Nəṭilat̲ yād̲āyim), which means "taking up of the hands."
Because Judaism embraces the holidays with joy, the sadness and grief associated with mourning are meant to be set aside until the holiday concludes. Typically, if an individual dies before the beginning of a holiday, the holiday removes the observance of shiva or sheloshim. The days of the holiday are counted towards the days of mourning, and ...
The Jewish life cycle is marked by a series of religious and cultural rituals that celebrate significant milestones from birth to death. Each event has deep religious meaning, community involvement, and traditional practices that have been passed down through generations.
This concept is connected with ritual washing in Judaism, and both ritually impure and ritually pure states have parallels in ritual purification in other world religions. The laws of ṭum'ah and ṭaharah were generally followed by the Israelites and post-exilic Jews , particularly during the First and Second Temple periods , [ citation ...
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Conversion to Judaism requires full immersion in a Mikveh, a ritual purification bath connected to a natural spring, well of naturally occurring water or a cistern filled by the rain. According to Orthodox Judaism, immersion of a convert requires three religiously observant male witnesses, preferably rabbis.