ALPHERETTA, GA — Building a Jewish ritual bath is no easy feat. Besides the city permits and zoning issues to resolve, not to mention the fundraising - some mikvahs can cost upwards of $200,000 to build - the process is frequently bogged down by unexpected obstacles. In Colorado Springs, Colo., for instance, crews had to anchor 35-foot steel piers into the foundation of Chabad-Lubavitch of Southern Colorado's new mikvah because of the surrounding clay.
Construction of Ritual Bath a Complicated Project
ALPHERETTA, GA — Building a Jewish ritual bath is no easy feat. Besides the city permits and zoning issues to resolve, not to mention the fundraising – some mikvahs can cost upwards of $200,000 to build – the process is frequently bogged down by unexpected obstacles. In Colorado Springs, Colo., for instance, crews had to anchor 35-foot steel piers into the foundation of Chabad-Lubavitch of Southern Colorado’s new mikvah because of the surrounding clay.
But the finished product is well worth such efforts, say Jewish community leaders embarking on a handful of new mikvah projects worldwide.
Essentially a pool of water connected to a reservoir of rainwater, a mikvah confers a level of ritual purity on those who immerse in it. A collection of Jewish laws dictate the minimum dimensions of a mikvah’s key components, as well as how it should be constructed.
In Dimona, Israel, Rabbi Yisroel Gellis can’t wait to start building the southern city’s luxurious, state-of-the-art ritual bath. He recently received permission for the project from the city’s chief rabbi and the municipality. Upon its completion, the mikvah will be one of three in Dimona and the town’s only one that conforms to the more stringent requirements of Lubavitch practice.
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