McAllen, Texas now has its first-ever almost completed mikvah dedicated in memory of Sgt. Nissim Sean Carmeli, who grew up on South Padre Island and gave his life during the 2014 “Operation Protective Edge” in Gaza.
First-Ever Mikvah in McAllen, Texas, Dedicated to Local IDF Hero
Tucked away on the shores of the Rio Grande near the southernmost tip of the U.S.-Mexico border, McAllen, Texas has had a Jewish presence for more than 100 years with a small but active Jewish population. But a mikvah, the cornerstone of Jewish family life, was never built there.
