Everything you never wanted to know about bedikos and were afraid someone would tell you anyway
Our dear friend RenReb (I hope I'm not being presumptuous, because she never actually said she wanted to be my friend.) has posted an exhaustive article on bedikos, in two parts: "A slight "oops," plus "Bedikot Part I: Definitions and clarifications" and Bedikot Part II: Love of grossness, and a grossness of love
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This week's article in the Atlanta Jewish Times is worth giving a once-over....
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It’s funny how we mark time as we pass through the different parts of our lives. As children, we mark time by our birthdays. I’m five and a quarter. Six and a half. Seven and three-quarters. I’ll be sixteen next month. Two more months until I can drive. One more week until I can drink (legally). As single adult women, we mark time by how long we’ve been single. Gosh, I’m graduating high school/seminary/college, how...
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Another link in the chain...another mikvah opens. Someone forwarded this article to me. Rather than send a link, based on what happened when Kuzo linked to the Atlanta article, I thought I'd just cut and paste...with full attributions. Jews' ritual bath makes comeback Tuesday, November 15, 2005 by Nancy Haught The Oregonian For many Jewish women, keeping mikvah -- immersing themselves in natural, flowing water -- is a private matter. Their husbands probably know when...
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