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Ari’s Mikveh

TIME : 2016/2/19 3:42:01

A boldface Hebrew sign on the gate reads ‘entry for men only’. The reason is not gynophobia but the fact that inside there are naked men taking a quick, ritually purifying dip in the icy waters of a natural spring. Once used by the Ari, the site is run by the Breslov (Bratzlav) Hassidic movement.