New Checklist Helps Women Prepare more Easily for Mikvah


N.Y. – A new, updated and thorough checklist is now available on mikvah.org to assist women with their mivkah preparations. This project, with the active participation of Taharas Hamishpacha International, was conceived and directed by Mrs. Miriam Yerushalmi.

Miriam holds a Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Counseling and Bachelors in Psychology and Child Development. This checklist has been reviewed and approved by Rabbi Sholom Ber Chaikin of Cleveland, Ohio and can be used by all women.
“The reason for producing this list was to alleviate the pressure women feel during these preparations and allow them to add more simcha to their observance of this important mitzvah,” Yerushalmi says.

The checklist guides the detailed process of preparing oneself for their mikvah immersion. Its purpose is to enable the preparations to progress in a smooth and
efficient manner, giving each woman a confidence that her preparations have been done correctly and completely in accordance with halacha.

“This updated version can currently be seen on mikvah.org and is now available in a laminated version, designed to be reusable. It has an easy to use list where one checks off each step of their mikvah preparations as they are completed. “This is especially useful for those who tend to be forgetful and can be very helpful for those suffering from OCD*,” Yerushalmi explains.

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Miriam has had very positive feedback from women who have used this list that has been approved by Dr. Baruch Trappler, a Brooklyn psychiatrist, for women with OCD. Women using this list have found themselves infinitely happier and less stressed. They are empowered to be able to enjoy this mitzvah as a time of attention to themselves, away from their daily responsibilities.

Beautifully designed for privacy, this brochure includes the maximum and minimum time frames allotted for each ritual giving women the confidence that the chafifah part of the mitzvah was completed in a timely fashion in complete accordance with Jewish law.

Miriam is hopeful that women will enjoy using this checklist and will do their best to have them available in the preparation rooms of their local mikvaos, so that every woman will be able to take advantage of the relaxing atmosphere these checklists can provide.

For more information or to purchase a checklist for yourself or a mikvah, kallah teachers and therapists please contact the Taharas Hamishpacha office @  718-756-5700 or Miriam Yerushalmi @ 646-243-0842