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A mikveh is a collection of pure water that purifies someone who dips in it. It must be made of either rainwater or spring water. Drawn water or tap water may not be used for a mikveh unless it was purified through the process of hashaka (heb. השקה; lit. touching), connecting two bodies of water, or zeriya (heb. זריעה; lit. planting), pouring drawn water into rainwater. Modern mikvaot employ these principles to purify tap water to create a body of pure water. | [[File:Three borot.png|right|200px]] | ||
A mikveh is a collection of pure water that purifies someone who dips in it. It must be made of either rainwater or spring water. Drawn water or tap water may not be used for a mikveh unless it was purified through the process of hashaka (heb. השקה; lit. touching), connecting two bodies of water, or zeriya (heb. זריעה; lit. planting), pouring drawn water into rainwater. Modern mikvaot employ these principles to purify tap water to create a body of pure water. | |||
==The Problem== | ==The Problem== | ||
#The simplest mikveh in the world is the Viznitz mikveh, with just one pit that is filled up with rainwater. The problem is that if the water isn't replaced it gets dirty fairly quickly as more and more people use it. In order to solve that problem, there's a simple solution, replace the water. The rest of the mikvaot in the world replace the mikveh water very frequently, generally daily in bigger towns, so that it is clean for everyone dipping in it. | #The simplest mikveh in the world is the Viznitz mikveh, with just one pit that is filled up with rainwater. The problem is that if the water isn't replaced it gets dirty fairly quickly as more and more people use it. In order to solve that problem, there's a simple solution, replace the water. The rest of the mikvaot in the world replace the mikveh water very frequently, generally daily in bigger towns, so that it is clean for everyone dipping in it. | ||
