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New Mikvah to Be Built in the Poconos for Locals and Tourists

A new state of the art Mikvah is being built to service the 100,000 yearly Jewish visitors to the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, by Rabbi Shmuel and Chana Newman. Full Story

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Duplicity
August 18, 2022 4:49 pm

I am under the impression there is a stunning state of the art Mikvah being built in Kingston pa how far is that from the Poconos? It’s challenging when everyone is fundraising for a Mikvah in the same vicinity. I know they still need donors to complete.

Its far
Reply to  Duplicity
August 20, 2022 9:22 pm

Kingston PA is 55 miles away. Well over an hour drive.

Scranton Mikva
August 18, 2022 5:09 pm

Cresco is 30 mins from Scranton. Why the need to spend valuable dollars when it could be used for another part of the country. I’m confused

Far
Reply to  Scranton Mikva
August 20, 2022 9:26 pm

Scranton is not a chabad mikvah. The Bor al Gabai Bor is on the side. Not Rebbe Rashab. Also from most places in poconos, scranton is an hour away. There are all different mountains and roads in the poconos. The Poconos needs its own mikvah.

Looks beautiful!
August 18, 2022 5:55 pm

Yasher koach to the Newmans for spearheading this initiative.

That many tourists?
August 18, 2022 6:19 pm

Is 100,000 a bit of an exaggeration?

No its not
Reply to  That many tourists?
August 20, 2022 9:48 pm

Well over 100,000 jews visit poconos yearly. Chai lifeline wednesday night had thousands at kalahari.
The resorts are full of jews. Skytop. Camelback. Many more. Thousands of jews have second homes in gated communities.
Yeshiva week all hotels are jews

are those pictures real?
August 18, 2022 8:44 pm

The mikvah is stunning !

Beautiful
August 18, 2022 10:58 pm

Much needed. Beautiful initiative and a beautiful project!

Yaakov Jano golem
August 19, 2022 9:49 am

Why not built 75 years ago?
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Thank you!
October 20, 2022 12:24 pm

Amazing initiative

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