Description
Recently, much attention – especially in Israel – attracts a problem conversion to Judaism . In the media, there was even a new term – giyur ke Halacha , “convert under the law.” Many – even in America – began to realize that conversion to Judaism cannot be made formal, it can be done only under certain specific conditions , one of which is immersion in the mikvah – with all the rules of Jewish law .
An introduction to the Jews, converts going through a difficult process of spiritual renewal. At the same time they seem to take on a new sense of self , which is due to give them the status of full-fledged Jews. The ritual conversion to Judaism includes a number of unique, purely Jewish procedures.
These procedures include and immersion in the mikvah , which implies that the mere immersion in the ritual bath is an important element of the Jewish religion. Anyone familiar with the basics of Judaism, knows how important a mikveh is. It was and remains one of the most important distinguishing features by which we accurately distinguish Jews from all other nations.
