The House of Secrets: The Hidden World of the Mikveh
- ISBN-10
- 0807077429
- ISBN-13
- 9780807077429
- Series
- The House of Secrets
- Category
- Jewish women
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Author
- Varda Polak-Sahm
Description
An inside look at the experiences of Jewish women who use traditional mikvehs--ritual baths used to achieve purity--conveys these women's thoughts on what the mikveh means to them; how it fits in with their attitude toward religion; and its effect on their marriages and families, on their sexual, physical, and spiritual self-perception, and on their relationship with God.
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