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Mikvah: The Original Body of Water with Naomi Malka

Sunday, March 7, 2021 • 23 Adar 5781

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Join Naomi Malka, director of the Adas Israel Community Mikvah, Rabbi Mitch Berkowitz, and Mikvah Guide Judy Saks for a fascinating conversation about the mikvah and ritual immersion. Most of us didn’t learn about mikvah in Hebrew School so we have some outdated notions of what happens there! You’ll see photos of the mikvah at Adas and hear stories about how people are embracing mikvah at transitional moments in their lives and lifecycles. We’ll discuss both traditional and creative uses of the mikvah and learn how immersing in a mikvah is an important spiritual practice for Jews of all ages, observance levels, and genders.

NAOMI MALKA is the director of the Adas Israel Community Mikvah. Since 2006, Naomi has been the director of the Adas Israel Community Mikvah, a progressive mikvah inside a Conservative synagogue in Washington, DC. Naomi trained as a Mikvah Guide at Mayyim Hayyim in Newton, Massachusetts. Naomi created a program called “Bodies of Water,” to
introduce kids ages 10+ to learn about mikvah as a tool for positive body image and healthy decision making from a Jewish perspective. She earned a Master’s Degree in Jewish Music from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2000 and a BA in Sociology from UCLA in 1991.

Presented by the Workshops Task Force of the Adult Education Committee.

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