From our partners at Mayyim Hayyim:
The tahara and immersion in a mikveh are water rituals that mark important transitions for Jews. Water is the conduit for such transitions to happen with care, security, and safety.
We at Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and those in the open mikveh movement see the importance of tahara and want to offer love and care to those who perform the ritual for our deceased. We see the inherent connection between mikveh and tahara and feel mikveh immersion can spiritually renew our Hevra volunteers.
We developed this immersion ceremony to be used in preparation for the High Holidays. After taking such devoted care of the deceased, we hope the waters of the mikveh offer the Hevra volunteers renewal, cleansing, and restoration ahead of the New Year.
In Boston, we have an ongoing partnership with the Community Hevra Kadisha of Greater Boston each High Holiday season, where volunteers immerse in the mikveh in gratitude and recognition of their service to the community.
Access Mayyim Hayyim’s immersion ceremony “In Preparation for the New Year: For Those Performing the Sacred Service of Taharah“.
If you’re interested in discussing how to use this ceremony, learning more about the connection between tahara and mikveh, or considering how your Hevra can connect with the local mikveh, please reach out to Soreh Ruffman at sorehr@mayyimhayyim.org