Mikvah Sara Laya (Inwood Mikvah)

Please allow us the opportunity to tell you a little bit about who we are, where we are and what we are working to accomplish. The Jewish Inwood community started out a few years ago, led by a handful of pioneering families who were determined to facilitate its growth. Today, the count is over 160 Orthodox families, and that number is rising on a steady basis.

             A few years ago we identified a severe gap in our community resources, and set out to fill it. We realized that without a local Mikvah, families were having a difficult time observing the laws of Family Purity. We set out to fill that lack, and the Inwood Mikvah project was born.  The Mikvah would be a full service Men, Women’s and Keilim Mikvah.

Two strong motivating factors for this project are the growing extended community and Inwood’s  involvement in kiruv activities.  The burgeoning growth of the extended Five Towns and Long Island has made it such that current Mikvaot are operating at full capacity, indicating a clear need for more locations where people can partake in this mitzvah observance. Additionally, many of our individual community members are involved in different kirvu organziations, and host people on a regular basis whose observance of Taharat Hamishpacha would be made possible by a local Mikvah. An example of this phenomenon involves one specific  organization that is determined to meet the needs of troubled, traumatized teens. Often, these young people’s abusive backgrounds make it emotionally difficult for them to attend the Mikvah when they get married. One of Inwood’s dedicated community members currently accompanies these girls to the Mikvah in order to provide them with emotional support. An Inwood Mikvah would greatly enhance her ability to continue this invaluable Chesed.
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