Mikveh Guides

Mikveh Guide Membership

Mikveh Guides support people as they mark meaningful transitions in life, guiding them through the ritual of immersion and helping to make mikveh accessible to Jews of all denominations, ages, races, gender identities, and abilities.

 

The Rising Tide Mikveh Guide Membership supports Mikveh Guides in their ongoing learning and skill development, and offers a community where members can ask questions, share resources, and gain support.

Membership Benefits Include:

  • Ongoing learning opportunities (quarterly virtual sessions) to build skills and reflect on guiding experiences.
  • Access to the online Mikveh Guide Resource Portal (includes immersion ceremonies and other guiding resources)
  • Access to a private Facebook Group exclusively for Mikveh Guide Members around the world
  • Discounted rates to our annual Rising Tide Gathering
    Sample learning topics: anti-racism training, co-creating rituals, guiding for niddah guests, music at the mikveh.

 

Costs (Annual Fee)
• $54

 

Who Should Join
Whether you are new to guiding or have years of experience, joining the Rising Tide network as a Mikveh Guide member will offer you opportunities to increase your knowledge, enhance your guiding skill-set, and connect you to Mikveh Guides all over the world who are part of this growing community.

 

2022 Programs for Mikveh Guide Members

  • February: Healing-Centered Mikveh Guiding with Enzi Tanner
  • May: Rising Tide Gathering with Mitsui Collective, Jewish Studio Project, and Global Mikveh Leaders
  • August: Tzimtzum: The Art of Holding Space with Nefesh
  • November: Storytelling & Peer-Learning with Mikveh Guides

 

 

Become a Mikveh Guide Member

Seven Steps Online Mikveh Guide Training

 

Mikveh Guides transform the ordinary into the holy. Seven Steps is the essential online course for training the Mikveh Guide of today and tomorrow. Drawing from rabbinic sources, current psychology and the experiences of contemporary mikveh attendants, this 8-week training offers the knowledge and skills to facilitate immersions with dignity, respect, and modesty. Learn best practices for making guests feel welcomed, safe, and supported, and gain skills for becoming a mikveh ambassador in your local community.   

 

Who is this training for? 

This training is for everyonefrom ritual novice to mikveh pro—no prior knowledge necessary. We welcome people with all types of experiences and backgroundsHere are some of the reasons people might join this course. To:  

  • Serve as Mikveh Guide at a local mikveh
  • Learn more about mikveh
  • Add to your ritual toolkit
  • Enhance your guiding skill-set
  • Grow your Jewish knowledge