by Mordechai Lightstone - Lubavitch.com
The Nidhe Israel synagogue (pink) with the mikveh in the foreground (stone building). The building above the mikveh is new and was built to protect the archeological site.
Excavations in Baltimore’s historic Lloyd Street Synagogue, the third oldest synagogue standing in America, have uncovered the oldest mikvah in the country to-date. The mikvah complex is located in the basement of a row-house adjacent to the Greek revival style synagogue.
Mikvah Excavation Confirms Observance of Ritual Among Early Jews in America
by Mordechai Lightstone – Lubavitch.com
The Nidhe Israel synagogue (pink) with the mikveh in the foreground (stone building). The building above the mikveh is new and was built to protect the archeological site.
Excavations in Baltimore’s historic Lloyd Street Synagogue, the third oldest synagogue standing in America, have uncovered the oldest mikvah in the country to-date. The mikvah complex is located in the basement of a row-house adjacent to the Greek revival style synagogue.
