Moments of Emotion and Transformation- An Attendant's Perspective
As a Mikvah attendant, I have witnessed many moments of deep emotion and transformation. But one evening stands out with particular tenderness — when I had the honor of guiding a woman, a friend, through her Mikvah immersion following a hysterectomy due to breast cancer.
Meira Albert
Oct 28
When a Companion Takes Their Leave
For many years, one of my most personal companions was the mikvah. It arrived in my life when I was young and newly married — a little nervous, a little unsure, clutching a towel and a sense that I was stepping into something ancient and intimate.
Susana Gershuny
Oct 27
When Healing Meant Letting Go
I was 35 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
At the time, I had four little kids, ages six to one and a half. Overnight, we were thrown into a new world — genetics, surgery, chemo, and radiation.
Shalva Schneider
Oct 21
A Hysterectomy Tevilla Framework
A framework to use when going to the mikvah at the time of a hysterectomy.
Dr. Naomi Marmon Grumet
Aug 21, 2024
The Lump at the Lake
When I went to the mikveh in the lake, I found a lump in my breast. I feared the worst. But finding it saved my life.
Rabbanit Shani Taragin
May 5, 2020
Making it to the Mikveh- With Breast Cancer
Immersion with breast cancer.
Avigail Rock z”l
Jul 8, 2019