Purification Rituals in Mediaeval Judaism - The World of Rituals - Episode 03

Plunging into the Middle Ages: Jewish immersion baths or mikvehs, as they are called, were used for ritual purification and, together with the synagogue, were the centre of religious life in the Middle Ages. Why was the ritual bath so important for both the individual and the community? In order to find this out, in today?s episode our researchers in Heidelberg are studying ancient manuscripts.

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Science & Technology

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• Judaism
• middle ages
• religion
• jewish studies
• hebrew
• bath
• mikweh
• history
• documentary