Jewish celebration: eight mikvahs in the French city
To the seven mikvahs in Marseilles was added another mikvah - one of the most elegant and magnificent in Europe.
Rabbi of the city: "The glorious mikveh brought about a tremendous awakening"
David Berger, in collaboration with Shuva Israel
30/12/2021
Thursday, 30 December 2021, 13:49 Updated: 13:56
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The mikveh mikveh in Marseille cisterns (Photo: Marseille Consistory Secretariat)
The mikveh mikveh in Marseille cisterns (Photo: Marseille Consistory Secretariat)
The mikveh mikveh in Marseille cisterns (Photo: Marseille Consistory Secretariat)
One of the most elegant and glorious mikvehs in Europe was inaugurated in the eighth district in the south of the city of Marseille in France. Mikvah - "Eden" was donated in part by families named Atlas and Bucharis late Mrs. Edna Yarn h plucked from the prime of life, and he joins seven mikva'ot serving the Jewish community.
Rabbi of Marseilles member of the Great Court and the Standing Committee of the "CER Europe ", the Gaon Rabbi Reuven Ohana, who initiated the establishment of the mikveh, said that" the great demand throughout Marseilles in general and following the emigration of the Jews to this district brought the urgent need for the establishment of the mikveh; We were privileged to establish a mikveh for the purpose of compilation when we built a large reservoir filled with rainwater and the immersion pits filled only with rainwater most of the time. We won and established the glorious mikveh that brought about a tremendous awakening and many lessons were established on the subject of house purity and holiness. "
The impressive ceremony was attended by rabbis from the Aton family;
Rabbi Yehuda Madar, Rabbi Mamush Finish and Rabbi Mordechai Deri.
Community leaders including;
Marseille Community President Michel Tanuji, Southern French Community President Zvi Amar, members of the community and the Aton family.
The mikveh mikveh in Marseille cisterns (Photo: Marseille Consistory Secretariat)
The mikveh mikveh in Marseille cisterns (Photo: Marseille Consistory Secretariat)
The mikveh mikveh in Marseille cisterns (Photo: Marseille Consistory Secretariat)
The establishment of the magnificent mikveh at all stages was accompanied by Rabbi Ohana and Rabbi Meir Posen, one of the greatest experts on the subject of mikvahs. Another hope for men was built with a very high level of finish on the other side of the building. Funding for the establishment of the mikvahs was attended by members of the community, the Consistory organization and the Chief Rabbinate of Marseille, which set up a call center that operates even in the late hours of the night for the needs of the community and the operation of the mikvahs.
The Jewish community in Marseille is the third largest in Europe after Paris and London and currently numbers about 70,000 people. There are 54 synagogues, 13 schools, a Talmud Torah for boys, a girls' seminary, kollel avrechim, a small yeshiva and a large yeshiva, and charitable and charitable institutions throughout the city. There are 50 restaurants in the city under the supervision of Badatz Marseille. Most of the Jews live in the city center, but due to the area's population of foreign immigrants, the residents and young couples move to the prestigious eighth district in the south of the city.As part of the study center headed by Rabbi Ohana.
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