community mikvah

The Community Mikvah of Silicon Valley is an intimate place for Jewish spirituality. A new threshold into Jewish life, the Community Mikvah reclaims the ancient tradition of Mikvah for the diverse needs of the 21st century Jewish community in Silicon Valley and the communities surrounding it.

The Community Mikvah opened its doors in January of 2008 and now welcomes visitors from around the Bay Area. Located at the Levy Family Campus in Los Gatos, its sparkling, kosher pool provides Jews with an experience of ritual immersion that can be a source of spiritual renewal, celebration and healing. We honor the full diversity of the Jewish community.

The Community Mikvah of Silicon Valley was created with a generous donation from Eli Reinhard. The mikvah is operated by the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley. The kashrut of the mikvah is overseen by Rabbi Avi Lebowitz.

Mikvah: Hebrew. Gathering (of water). Pool of living water. Immersion in a mikvah renders ritually pure a person who has become ritually impure; immersion is also a way to signify a change of status, i.e.: from unmarried to married; from non-Jewish to Jewish. Also the building that houses such a pool.

upcoming event

An afternoon with Mayim Bialik
May 6, 2012

make an appointment

To make an appointment, please contact Jan Rose at (408) 357-7444 or mikvah@jvalley.org . We ask that you call at least one week in advance whenever possible.

mikvah resources

men, women and water

what happens when i visit the mikvah?

seven reflections (kavanot) of preparation

tzedekah during mikvah visits

more links

the use of mikveh in reform judaism,
rabbi henry a. zoob

mikveh: a medium for change of status,
rabbi michael chernick

the best kept secret? conservative views of mikvah

liberal men take the plunge into ritual immersion, sue fishkoff