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MIKVEH -Ritual bath. According to Jewish law, individuals as well as various<br />
objects must be immersed and ritually cleansed on certain occasions. The water in the<br />
mikveh should come from a natural spring or river. Such immersion renders a person<br />
ritually clean who has had contact with the dead or a defiled object, or who has<br />
become impure through an unclean flow from the body (it is, for example, practiced<br />
by women after menstruation). In addition, ritual bathing is undertaken by pious<br />
individuals to add to their spirituality; it is also prescribed for CONVERTS. Ritual<br />
cleansing is used for vessels as well. (See also IMMERSION.) A Concise<br />
Encyclopedia of Judaism- Dan Cohn-Sherbok. Oneworld Publications<br />
LAVER - A basin in which the priests washed their hands for purification<br />
purposes while officiating at the altar of the Tabernacle or the Temple. Moses<br />
was commanded to make a laver, or basin, so Aaron and the Levitical priests<br />
could wash their hands and feet before offering sacrifices (Ex. 30:18–21). The<br />
laver and its base were made from the bronze mirrors of the serving women (Ex.<br />
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