Rectangular Mikveh, Western Hebron
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The Sadducees say: We complain against you, Pharisees, that you declare an uninterrupted flow of liquid to be clean.
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The Gospel of Mark on Handwashing and Purity
Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them…
The Mishnah on Handwashing
1. One fourth of a log [is the minimal amount] of water that should be used for [ritually] washing hands for one, or even two people. Half a log may be used for three or four people. A log [or more]…
Levels of Impurity
1. The fathers of impurity [i.e., the highest-level sources of impurity] are: a swarming creature [see Leviticus 11:29–38], semen [see Leviticus 15:16–17], [an Israelite] who has contracted corpse…
Round Mikveh, Gamla
This round mikveh was found near the Gamala synagogue in the Galilee. As in many mikvaot, seven steps lead down into the pool.
Restored Mikveh, Jericho
More than ten mikvaot were found near the winter palace of Herod the Great in Jericho. This mikveh has seven steps leading down into the pool.