Mikvah (Ritual Bath)

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Mikvah in Oranienburger Street

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A few steps lead to the ritual immersion bath (mikvah) in the basement of the right tower of the synagogue in Oranienburgerstraße. The modern and centrally located mikvah has an anteroom that is used as a waiting room. This is where people prepare for the ritual bath. The  "living" water is supplied to the bath via a tank from the roof that collects rainwater.

Mikvah Aldingen

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The Jewish community acquired a building site in 1825 and built a house with a mikveh (Jewish ritual bath) by 1826. In the purchase contract the community had secured itself: The contract could be canceled if no water was found "at a usable depth" within 30 days, which was apparently the case. In 1832 a stove was purchased to heat the water. On the second floor there was a baking oven, in which the Jewish community probably made matzos. In the building today, due to alterations, no traces of the mikvah can be traced.

Mikvah Laudenbach

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The mikvah in Laudenbach is built at the beginning of the 19th century, it stands on the former property of a Christian miller next to the road to Himmelstadt. The Laudenbach, in which countless trout cavort, flows with constant pouring and high speed directly past the building. You can see a small one-story house made of quarry stones with sides about 3 meters long. The walls are interrupted by the entrance door and three barred windows.

Medieval mikvah

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Mikwe from the 12th century,  the bath is located under the modern Council Chamber and is located several floors below the Historic City Hall.

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The mikvah has a connection to the Rhine, according to its level is the height of the water in the  mikvah. 

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Mikvah

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With the migration of Jews from Hochberg towards the end of the 19th century, the mikvah was no longer used. The visitation report of the district rabbi in 1898 states, "The mikvah could not be visited. It has fallen into disrepair. Mr. Church Councilor strongly recommends restoration from a religious point of view." It no longer came to this.