Chabad Mikvah in Gaithersburg, MD Refilling Its Otzer Mei Geshimim Following the Directive of the Rebbe Reshab

The Chabad Mikvah in Gaithersburg, MD under the leadership of Rabbi Sholom Raichik, started refilling their Otzer Mei Geshomim (Cistern/ Reserve storage tank of Rain Water), with Fresh clean Rainwater. 

 Bezr”Ha soon when the Otzer will be filled with rain water, they will Empty, Clean, and Dry the Mei Geshomim Boros in the Mikvah, the Bor Hatachton, and the Bor Min Hatzad and refill it with fresh Rainwater from the Otzer.

This process is being done as per the Directives of the Rebbe Reshab that the Rainwater in the Mikvah Boros has to be changed every year. The way the Rebbe Reshab managed the Original Chabad Mikvah in Rostov Russia over 104 yrs ago.

As the Chabad Mikvah Gaithersburg, MD has a separate Otzer of Mei Geshomim, this process will be done without any Downtime for the Mikvah. This process of changing the Rainwater in the Boros will be done in less than 20hrs.

Mikvhos Without an Otzer Mei Geshomim, have to be Shut down and wait for new Rainwater, which can take weeks or months to accomplish to refill the Mikvah Boros with Mei Geshomim.

The Mikvah Retained the Services of Mikvah International under the leadership of Elozor Raichik, to ensure that the refilling of the Otzer is done to the highest standard of Halacha למהדרין מן המהדרין, the proper way a Mikvah should function.

Elozor Raichik of Mikvah International and Harav Alexander Shlomo Pollack a world-renowned Mikvah Expert (author of the Sefer מי שלמה על הלכות מקוואות), traveled to the Chabad Mikvah in Gaithersburg MD and Inspected the Otzer, Roof and Special Mei Geshomim collection Gutters and Pipes. Ensuring that everything has been constructed according to  Halacha and is  100% Bone Dry and clean. Afterward, they sealed the Otzer and all adjacent rooms associated with the Otzer to ensure that there will be no tampering and only pure Untouched Rainwater will be collected in the Otzer. 

Now we are waiting for the Rain to fill The Otzer and then we will refill the Mikvah Mei Geshomin Boros with fresh new Mei Geshomim (Rain Water).