men, women and water

The mikvah has been used for ritual purification for thousands of years. Jewish men have historically immersed in the mikvah waters for the sake of conversion and preceding the Sabbath and Yom Kippur. Jewish women have traditionally immersed in the mikvah waters prior to their marriage and to observe the laws of family purity (Niddah). The Community Mikvah of Silicon Valley offers all Jews the opportunity to explore and reclaim the traditional and creative possibilities that exist.

Mikvah has the potential to speak to specific needs or transitional moments in our life journey.

Some of the possibilities include:
• Birth of a child or grandchild
• Become a Bar or Bat Mitzvah or celebrating the
   Bar or Bat Mitzvah of a child
• Conversion
• Entering parenthood
• Marriage or to celebrate a committed
   relationship
• Jewish holidays
• Recovery from illness or completion of cancer
   therapy
• Anniversaries
• Milestone birthdays
• Starting a new job or phase of education
• Ending a job or beginning retirement
• Life losses: death of a spouse, parent, child, or
   grandparent
• Other endings such as divorce or the divorce of
   parents
• Moving into/out of a home
• Leaving home for college
• The departure of a child from home
• Loss/miscarriage

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.

more resources

community mikvah home page

what happens when i visit the mikvah?

seven reflections (kavanot) of preparation

tzedekah during mikvah visits