A Popular Dictionary of Judaism
Ritual washing. Ablution is practised to restore a state of ritual *purity. It can involve total immersion either in the sea or in a ritual bath and this is undergone by *proselytes to *Judaism and by married *women seven days after their menstrual periods.
The *priests of the *Temple in *Jerusalem also used to immerse themselves before taking part in the ritual. Today hands are ritually washed on various occasions, particularly before and after meals. A summary of the laws of ablution can be found in Joseph *Caro’s *Shulhan Aruk. (See *MIKVEH, *NIDDAH, *PROSELYTE, *PURITY).
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