Sanz Synagogue Safed
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== Mikvah == | == Mikvah == | ||
− | The Sanz “mikva” -- ritual bath -- is one of the largest in the Old Jewish Quarter of Safed (the Breslev mikva is the largest). The men’s mikve is open to men during the daytime while a second mikve for women is available to women in the evenings. All mikvas are clean and well-attended. | + | The Sanz “mikva” -- ritual bath -- is one of the largest in the Old Jewish Quarter of Safed (the Breslev mikva is the largest). The men’s mikve is open to men during the daytime while a second mikve for women is available to women in the evenings. All mikvas are clean and well-attended. The water is well-heated (one of the men’s mikves is kept at room-temperature for men who prefer the colder water) and a small fee is collected for the mikve’s use. |
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=== Kitchen Utensils === | === Kitchen Utensils === | ||
A small mikvah for utensils sits outside the Sanz synagogue. Both men and women can access the mikve for dishes and other culinary items. | A small mikvah for utensils sits outside the Sanz synagogue. Both men and women can access the mikve for dishes and other culinary items. | ||
− | Several days before the Passover holiday a staff of men maintain a huge boiling pot of water | + | Several days before the Passover holiday a staff of men maintain a huge boiling pot of water where people can immerse suitable utensils that they plan to use for Passover. |