Reclaiming The Joy Of Mikvah
Do you wish your mikvah experience felt calmer and less stressful or overwhelming?
Do anxiety or OCD tendencies make mikvah preparations especially challenging or cause them to take much longer than expected?
You've come to the right place. On this page you'll find support, guidance, and practical tips to help ease mikvah preparations and the chafifa process.
Hashem does not want us to suffer while fulfilling His mitzvos. Halacha takes the individual into account and is sensitive to personal challenges and circumstances, enabling mitzvos to be fulfilled with greater simcha and menuchas hanefesh.
We hope these resources help make your mikvah experience more positive, calm, and enjoyable — the way it is meant to be.
Resources to Better Your Mikvah Experience
- Podcasts
- Episode #119 — Is it Anxiety or Hiddur Mitzvah?A closer look at OCD and religious scrupulosity with Dr. Miriam Gross, PsyD, LMFT.
- Reclaiming the Joy of MikvahWith Shlucha Mrs. Sarale Bluming.
- Practical Tools
- Books & Courses
- The Taharas Hamishpacha WorkbookA program for overcoming mikvah-related anxiety.
- Mikvah Attendant TrainingPaid course for current and future attendants.
- Sources
- Hebrew ResourcesVisit our sister site for these resources in Hebrew.