In this episode, Michele discusses the mikveh as a practice of self-care for Jewish women. She discusses the modern objections to the mikveh as well as patriarchal views of women’s bodily functions. She talks about the spirituality of menstruation and the use of the mikveh to delineate periods of spirituality in a woman’s life. Parshah for the week: Vayechi Key Takeaways: Judaism has self care built right into it in the form of the mikveh. The mikveh has nothing to do with physical cleanliness and everything to do with spiritual ascension. Bleeding does not make a woman unclean but puts her in a grounded state. The mikveh provides an opportunity for women to delineate between the bleeding time and the time they return to higher states of intuition. Sources: When is the Mikveh Used: https://themikveh.webs.com/when-is-the-mikveh-used Can I Use the Ocean as a Mikveh: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/ask-the-expert-using-the-ocean-as-a-mikveh/ Traditional Mikveh Blessings: https://www.ritualwell.org/ritual/traditional-mikveh-blessings The Mikveh: https://www.kveller.com/article/the-mikveh/ Links: This podcast: https://anchor.fm/michele-lefler My YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/YouTubeLivingMoonMed Let’s Be Social: Jewitch Torah Study: https://www.facebook.com/groups/jewitchtorahstudy Instagram: www.instagram.com/livingmoonmeditation Facebook: www.facebook.com/livingmoonmeditation Bad Witch Society: My Free Online Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badwitch Support the Podcast: Michele’s New Moon Guide: https://livingmoonmeditation.gumroad.com/l/VOYIQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jewishmagicpodcast 5782 Planner: https://livingmoonmeditation.gumroad.com/l/goMLT Other Shop Items: https://livingmoonmeditation.gumroad.com Complete Jewitch Wheel of the Year: https://bit.ly/CompleteJewitchWheel My Other Courses: https://livingmoonmeditation.mn.co Other ways to work with me: https://livingmoonmeditation.com/services/ Theme Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/sunshine License code: TDEURARJ8MBXLZLR --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michele-lefler/message