An introduction to the who, what, when, where, why Mikvah.

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According to Jewish law, a group of Jewish families living together do not attain the status of a community if they do not have a communal mikvah. Judaism sees the synagogue as the central institution in Jewish life, But Jewish law states that constructing a mikvah takes precedence even over building a house of worship. Both a synagogue and a Torah scroll, Judaism’s most venerated treasure, may be sold to raise funds for the building of a mikvah.