Yonah and the Mikveh Fish: Book Launch & Fun
With author Cantor Rachel Stock Spilker

Bubbles, Watercolors, Nature Scavenger Hunt, Storytime

Sunday, May 7
3-4:30 pm
Wood Lake Nature Center Auditorium
6710 Lake Shore Dr S
Richfield, MN 55423

Register here

Mikveh Story Hour: “Yonah and the Mikveh Fish” Book Launch

Mikveh lovers of all ages are invited to this free, virtual storytelling hour. Grandparents, parents, kiddos, educators, clergy, mikveh directors, librarians, and your inner child will gather on Zoom for a celebratory sneak peek at a brand new, first-ever children’s book about mikveh, Jewish ritual water immersion.

Authors Haviva Ner-David and Rachel Stock Spilker will share their vision for the book and the ways that the Rising Tide Open Waters Mikveh Network inspired this literary creation. We’ll follow along with the story and beautiful illustrations of “Yonah and the Mikveh Fish,” ask questions of the authors and illustrator Meira Ner-David, and learn how you can connect with and support your local community mikveh.

Why Mikveh Matters

Gather with Jewish community members around the globe for an evening of ritual, storytelling, and dreaming. Together, we will travel across time to soak up the power of water immersion, starting all the way back from Bereishit (the beginning – creation) until today. Be inspired by holy connections to water, stories of healing through transitions, and visions for the open mikveh movement. Learn how you can contribute to a future of inclusive, accessible, and meaningful mikveh for everyone in the Jewish community, and support your local mikveh initiative this month for “Mikveh March.” Whether you are a mikveh expert or just dipping your toes into something new, all are welcome in this space.

Maayanot and Hineni will co-host Rosh Chodesh Elul Mikveh Lake Immersion, an opportunity to experience the ritual of mikveh at a Minneapolis lake.

"Old Mikveh, Meet New Mikveh"

An evening with Rabbi Sara Brandes and Cantor Rachel Stock Spilker under the back patio tent at Adath Jeshurun Congregation.

Learn why a Roman-era archaeological discovery in Israel was moved, and what it means for ritual life today in Israel and Minnesota.

Co-sponsored by Adath Jeshurun Congregation, Maayanot Community Mikveh of Minnesota, and Rising Tide Open Waters Mikveh Network