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In the Jewish faith, the Mikvah is a ritual submersion in water, not unlike baptism in the Christian faiths. This is the ceremony I used in my first Mikvah experience.
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| As I immerse myself, I begin a new cycle in my life. May my entry into the waters of the Mikvah,strengthen me for the journey that lies ahead. Water is God’s gift to living souls, to cleanse us,to purify us, to sustain us and renew us. What was, is now past. I and my maker are as One.In these waters all of Israel are my mentors.And I am whole again, I have shalom, peace.That joy and innocence which was takenaway at a moment in time is returned whole and complete.As if joy has always been.In these waters I am cleansed of all pain. Damage done is washed away as water polishes a rock. Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam asher t’vilanu b’mayyim hayyim. Blessed are you, God, Majestic Spirit of the Universe, who embraces us within your living waters. Living waters, as I enter into this Mikvah, this water womb, I create anact of closure and purification.Mikvah is a transition from past to future.As water creates change, so may I be changed.As water cleanses the spirit, may I be filled with renewal, energyand direction to continue my live in a positive way. Baruch atah Adonai elohenu melech haolam shechechianu, v’kiyamanu v’higinau lasman hazehBlessed art thou, Adonai our God, who gives us life, sustains us in life, and brings us to this very moment. I can not undo the past, but I do release it and thereby give myself the gift of freedom of body, of soul, of spirit. Shema Yisrael, Adonai Elohanu, Adonai EchodHear O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is One. |
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