Information For Your Visit

  • Please arrive 5-10 minutes before your appointment. 
  • ​Please wear a mask at all times except when immersing.
  • Payment varies depending on the reason you are coming to the Mikvah. Payment options are by cash, check (made out to "The Community Mikvah"), or Zelle (communitymikvah@gmail.com). No credit cards are accepted. 
    • If you are coming for the final step in conversion, the fee is $180.
    • If you are a bride or groom, the minimum donation is $54.
    • If you are coming for any ritual purpose, the minimum donation is $36.
  • Please DO NOT WEAR:
    • Makeup
    • Jewelry in  your piercings unless very difficult to remove
    • Band-aids (can be removed prior to immersion)
    • Nail polish on fingers or toes
  • Please DO BRING:​
    • Your own towel and washcloth (covid protocol)
    • If you wear contacts, please bring your case and fresh solution.
    • If you will be immersing with a child, please bring your bathing suit.​

Preparation For Immersion

Proper immersion in the Mikvah requires that each part of the body comes into contact with the water.  As an individual descends the steps of the Mikvah and is completely immersed in the water, the fulfillment of the mitzvah is complete.  This principal is reflected in the laws that require an individual to avoid any kind of barrier that might prevent complete contact with the water.

GUIDELINES
  • Remove jewelry, glasses, contact lenses, false teeth
  • Clean piercing holes
  • Clean eyes, eyebrows and lashes
  • Blow and clean nose
  • Clean navel
  • Brush teeth; use dental floss
  • Shower, paying special attention to elbows, knees, the back and spaces between fingers and toes.  Use a loofah or washcloth to remove dry skin and calluses.  Shampoo hair; do not use conditioner (currently we ask people to shower at home and come ready to immerse)
  • Use bathroom facilities
  • Comb all hair, removing snarls, tangles and any loose hair
  • Put on paper slippers
  • Wrap yourself in large towel
  • Notify Mikvah attendant that you are ready for immersion


You will say two blessings while at the mikvah, and have an opportunity for a private moment of reflection. The blessings are provided on large cards in the mikvah space in Hebrew and transliteration:

First Blessing:Baruch ata adonai eloheinu melech ha-olam asher kid-shanu b’mitzvo-tav v’tzi-vanu al ha-tevilah.
Blessed are You, Adonai, Ruler of the Universe, Who has sanctified us with mitzvot and commanded us concerning immersion.
Final Blessing: Sheh-heh-che-yanuBaruch ata adonai eloheinu melech ha-olam sheh-heh-che-yanu, ve-ki-y’manu, ve-higi-yanu la-z’man ha-zeh.
Blessed are You, Source of all Life, Who has kept us alive and sustained us, and enabled us to reach this day.