{"id":9628,"date":"2015-04-07T18:28:53","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T15:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/play\/%d7%9e%d7%a7%d7%95%d7%95%d7%94-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T18:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:36:20","slug":"mikveh","status":"publish","type":"play","link":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/play\/mikveh\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikveh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1664893015764\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-has-fill\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1664892951430 \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>A \u201cmikveh\u201d is the ritual bath in which religious Jewish women (from wedding until menopause) immerse once a month, in order to purify themselves from the \u2018impure blood\u2019 and be once again permitted (physically) to their husbands.<\/p>\n<p>Mikveh is the physical space in which this play unfolds, but it is also the humane space deep within the souls of women, living in a religious world of men, that binds them with it\u2019s laws and duties.<\/p>\n<p>Hadar\u2019s first full-length drama for theatre takes a peek at orthodox women\u2019s lives via the most intimate ritual (immersion) \u2013 \u2018the Mikve\u2019. It\u2019s first production ran over 600 times at the Beit Lessin theatre. Nominated for six National theatre awards and won two \u2013 including Israel\u2019s prestigious \u201cPlay of the Year\u201c award in 2005. An updated version of \u201cMikve\u201d (since 2019) is now running at Habima National theatre. Mikve has also had 16 International productions in 9 countries, and won several International awards.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SYNOPSIS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mikveh is the physical space in which this story unfolds, but it is also the human space deep within the souls of these women who live in a religious world of men that binds them with its laws and duties. Below the still waters of the mikveh \u2013 the Jewish ritual bath \u2013 flow the secrets and the lies in the lives of eight women \u2013 eight stories destined to be bound together by one wave of courage, truth, and understanding of the profound power of sisterhood. But not all can survive\u2026<br \/>\nInside the secretive world of the ritual bath, the women\u2019s stories unfold in this sensitive depiction of religious observance and evolving feminist consciousness. An insightful examination of traditions and rituals, this hit play explores the ever-evolving position of women in Israeli society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mikveh has had thirteen international productions<\/strong> \u2013 some of which have been running for more than a decade. In Israel, Mikveh received the Play of the Year Award in 2005.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23829\" src=\"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/----------_--------.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/----------_--------.jpg 501w, https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/----------_---------206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A \u201cmikveh\u201d is the ritual bath in which religious Jewish women (from wedding until menopause) immerse once a month, in order to purify themselves from the \u2018impure blood\u2019 and be once again permitted (physically) to their husbands. Mikveh is the physical space in which this play unfolds, but it is also the humane space deep&#8230; <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/play\/mikveh\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":24467,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","categories":[531,530],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/play\/9628"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/play"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/play"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9628"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/play\/9628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24474,"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/play\/9628\/revisions\/24474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}