{"product_id":"50-mikvahs-that-shaped-history-by-rabbi-ephraim-meth","title":"50 Mikvahs That Shaped History By Rabbi Ephraim Meth","description":"\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif inherit top initial rgb font-optical-sizing:=\"\" font-kerning:=\"\" font-feature-settings:=\"\" font-variation-settings:=\"\" vertical-align:=\"\" list-style-position:=\"\" list-style-image:=\"\" color:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-optical-sizing: inherit font-kerning: font-feature-settings: font-variation-settings: vertical-align: top\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-size:\u003eThe most futuristic debates – Can a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-optical-sizing: inherit font-kerning: font-feature-settings: font-variation-settings: vertical-align: top\u003emikvah\u003c\/i\u003e be built on the International Space Station? May metals from Mars be used to build a mikvah?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-optical-sizing: inherit font-kerning: font-feature-settings: font-variation-settings: vertical-align: top\u003eThe oldest debate on record, between \u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-optical-sizing: inherit font-kerning: font-feature-settings: font-variation-settings: vertical-align: top\u003eYitzchak Avinu\u003c\/i\u003e and the shepherds of Gerar - 3,600 years ago, the question was: how can you tell if a mikvah's water comes from a nearby river or from some other source?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-optical-sizing: inherit font-kerning: font-feature-settings: font-variation-settings: vertical-align: top\u003eThe most controversial debate - 400 years ago, in Rovigo, Italy, the brothers Consiglio argued how to fill the mikvah in their yard: and before the debate was over, rabbis from across the world, from Eretz Yisrael to Prague, had authored hundreds of pages in defense of each side!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: \" merriweather sans sans-serif rgb font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif inherit top rgb font-optical-sizing:=\"\" font-kerning:=\"\" font-feature-settings:=\"\" font-variation-settings:=\"\" vertical-align:=\"\" color:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eThis sefer explores how these debates (and others) shape our understanding of the nine basic rules for building a mikvah; how they inspire and enlighten us about the importance of purity and immersion; and how they enhance our relationship with Hashem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IsraelBookShop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43875423748261,"sku":"978-1680259643","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/8860\/9445\/files\/978-1680259643_23660926-197b-495e-a806-4c09966354b1.jpg?v=1725094105","url":"https:\/\/www.israelbookshop.com\/products\/50-mikvahs-that-shaped-history-by-rabbi-ephraim-meth","provider":"IsraelBookShop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}