Halachic Highlights

Question: What is the required depth of mikvah waters?

Short Answer: Water in a mikvah must be a certain height above the middle of the immerser’s body. Accordingly, many mikvaos are approximately four feet deep.

Question: Should observant Jews strive to build mikvaos in non-observant communities? Should a mikvah (run by observant Jews) allow non-observant Jews to use the mikvah for conversions?

Question: May one immerse in a private mikvah that was built or is maintained without rabbinic oversight?

Question: May women insist that the sole community mikvah be used only for women at night, and that men not use the mikvah during the day?

Question: May a mikvah contain warm water?

Short Answer: Yes, one may add warm tap water to our mikvaos, which are built by halachic mechanisms that permit tap water.

Question: When remodeling an old mikvah, may a community destroy the old mikvah before building a new mikvah?