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"It's a way to shed the old and
come into the new:' Provizer said.
More Modern Uses
Many women are choosing to
include family and close friends in
what used to be a private ritual.
Pam Salba of Farmington Hills
and her daughter, Leslie Salba
Garthwaite of Chicago, visited the
mikvah prior to Garthwaite's wed-
ding several years ago.
"It was a beautiful experience
Salba said. "We both did the mik-
vah; it was very moving and emo-
tional. My sister was there, toe
Linda Roberts of West
Bloomfield visits the mikvah at
Temple Israel every year before
the High Holidays with her friend,
Mary Jane Larson of Livonia.
"It really gets you ready for the
holidays:' said Roberts, who also
observed the ritual after recover-
ing from ovarian cancer. "It helped
me get better spiritually in addi-
tion to physically."
Larson's first visit to the mikvah
was a requisite part of the process
when she became a Jew by choice
12 years ago. Although she tried
to prepare herself by reading
extensively about the tradition, she
found the actual experience to be
different than she imagined.
"I was a blank slate she said.
"Rabbi Marla talked me through
it. I remember stepping into the
water and looking around. It was
very exciting. I passed a mother
and daughter on my way in; their
hair was wet and they had the
most beautiful smiles." E
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