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The ritual bath was found sealed beneath a layer of destruction dated to 70 CE, in which researchers found burned ash and numerous artifacts that offer a snapshot of life just before the city fell.

Perhaps one of the most misunderstood tenets of Jewish law, the mikvah, or ritual monthly immersion by women after menstruation, is one of those things people don’t talk about. Among Orthodox Jewish ...

A 1,600-year-old Jewish bath, also known as a mikveh, was recently uncovered in Italy – and the find is the oldest of its kind in Europe. On March 10, Italian officials announced the discovery, which ...

A Jewish ritual bath, or mikveh, dating back to the final days of the Second Temple period has been unearthed near the ...

The architect behind a proposed Jewish ritual bath facility in Hollywood was ordered Tuesday to redesign the project after the city’s Historic Preservation Board said its contemporary look didn’t fit ...