{"id":71,"date":"2026-03-20T22:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/?post_type=program&#038;p=71"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:57:07","slug":"community-mikvah","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/community-mikvah\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Mikvah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The mikvah is one of Judaism\u2019s most powerful traditions, bringing sacred meaning to life\u2019s milestones. Here, we celebrate, mark transitions, or find comfort and renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ajumikvah.as.me\/schedule\/b42c0613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schedule an appointment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Since 1981, the AJU Community Mikvah has been a hub for Jewish life in Southern California.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As the region\u2019s only pluralistic ritual pool, we welcome over one thousand Jews each year from all denominations, ages, backgrounds, and orientations\u2014guided by the principles of <em>kavod<\/em> (respect) and <em>hachnasat orchim<\/em> (hospitality).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also partner with regional Bet Dins to welcome newcomers to Judaism and offer tours and classes for adults and students to explore this ancient tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday \u2013 Thursday: 9 am \u2013 2 pm<br>Friday: As needed (email us for availability)<br>Saturday: Closed for Shabbat<br>Sunday: As needed (email us for availability)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:mikvah@aju.edu\">mikvah@aju.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mikvah is one of Judaism\u2019s most powerful traditions, bringing sacred meaning to life\u2019s milestones. Here, we celebrate, mark transitions, or find comfort and renewal. Since 1981, the AJU Community &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/community-mikvah\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":72,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-71","program","type-program","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/71","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/program"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/71\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2300,"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/71\/revisions\/2300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}