Living in the wilderness can be a dream for many. Going to the Mikvah in the wilderness? Not as much.
Jewish women from seven Jewish communities in remote cities across North America have had to travel hundreds of miles to reach the closest Mikvah every month. “In 2021 there are still Jewish women who have to overcome significant hurdles to keep Tahars Hamishpacha,” relates Mrs. Rivka Slonim. “No, I’m not talking about Tinokes Shenishbu. I’m talking about the very women who have been dispatched by our Rebbe to find these Neshomos.”
The distance, time, and cost involved prevent many Jewish women from participating in this most sacred mitzvah. That’s about to change. Bring Mikvah Home is raising the funds needed to build a Mikvah in each of these remote cities, giving hundreds of women access to a Mikvah close to home.
Rabbi Manis Friedman, renowned author and lecturer, highlighted a unique factor in giving to a campaign like this one. “I envy people who build Mikvaos,” he says. “They have such a huge Zechus…you can say, whenever and wherever you are, that you are doing a Mitzvah!”
Participating in the Bring Mikvah Home campaign is the chance for all of us to step up and make the dream of accessible Mikva a reality for hundreds of women. As Rabbi Yossi Jacobson puts it, “These unsung heroes deserve all of our help to get this amazing, unifying project done.” Amazing? Check. Unifying? Check. Will we get it done? Check!
Together, let’s Bring Mikvah Home!
“We don’t need you to move to the wilderness. We just need you to help us build a Mikvah there!” says Rabbi Shlomo Cunin.
Donate today! BringMikvahHome.com
The Mikvah campaign is being overseen by a Vaad, who are wholeheartedly devoted to the success of this campaign/endeavor.
Mikvah Kashrus oversight and fiscal responsibility:
The funds raised in this campaign and the Kashrus of the Mikvaos will be overseen by:
Rabbi Mordechai Farkash, Bellevue, WA
Rabbi Boruch Hertz, Chicago, IL
Rabbi Moshe Kesselman, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Yehoram Ulman, Sydney, Australia
Endorsements:
Rabbi Moshe Feller – Twin Cities, MN
Rabbi Avrohom Altein – Winnipeg, CA
Rabbi Yitzchok Wineberg – Vancouver, BC
Rabbi Moshe Wilhelm – Portland, OR
Rabbi Yossi Posner – Birmingham, AL
Rabbi Shlomo Cunin – Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Manis Friedman – Twin Cities, MN
Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, Bal Harbour, FL
Rabbi Berel Lazar, Moscow, Russia
Participating Shluchim: Rabbi Eliyahu & Mushkie Cowen, Arcata, CA; Rabbi Yosef and Bina Goldwasser, Mobile, AL; Rabbi Yonah & Esti Grossman, Fargo, ND; Rabbi Shmuel & Fraidy Hecht, Kelowna, BC; Rabbi Raphael and Sarah Kats, Saskatoon, SK; Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok and Fruma Perlstein, Salem, OR; Rabbi Avrohom and Shterna Simmonds, Regina, SK
Very nice, however what about remote places around the world? My daughter, a Shlucha lives on an island and there have been no flights to the mainland in almost a year!!!