Ari Mikva
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− | + | A mikvah located at the edge of the [[Ancient-Tzfat-Cemetery|ancient cemetery of Tzfas]] which according to tradition was used by the Arizal when he lived in the city. The Ari Mikva is known to be very cold. Legend says that whoever immerses in the Ari Mikva is guaranteed to have thoughts of repentance sometime before he dies. There are people in [[safed|Tzfat]] that immerse in the Ari Mikva daily. Often people visitors will first immerse in the Ari Mikva before approaching the graves of the Tzadikim buried in the cemetery. | |
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Entrance into the Ari Mikvah is for men only. Woman are prohibited from entering past the initial arches proceeding the pathway to the mikva. A number of times stones were thrown at women who tried to enter by zealous users of the Mikva who felt it to be a breach of their laws of modesty. | Entrance into the Ari Mikvah is for men only. Woman are prohibited from entering past the initial arches proceeding the pathway to the mikva. A number of times stones were thrown at women who tried to enter by zealous users of the Mikva who felt it to be a breach of their laws of modesty. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | Historically the Ari Mikva was used to do Taharah purification on bodies before they were buried. It can also be assumed that it was commonly used by the Jewish inhabitable of Tzfat as a Mikva | + | Historically the Ari Mikva was used to do Taharah purification on bodies before they were buried. It can also be assumed that it was commonly used by the Jewish inhabitable of Tzfat as a Mikva. |
==Directions== | ==Directions== | ||
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There are three way to reach the Mikva. | There are three way to reach the Mikva. | ||
− | * | + | * Top - Either by going through the staircases of Kiryat Breslov and the [[Ari-Sephardi-Synagogue|Ari Sefaradi Shul]] or by going to the end of Rechov Ari. |
− | * | + | * Side - Going down the mountain side, starting either by Ohr Yakar or the Tomar Devora Seminary. There is a small dirt path. |
− | * | + | * Bottom - Entering the cemetery through either the main bottom entrance or through the side entrance on Tzhal street by the Alkabiz Institutions then going up the pathway that passes Kever Rebbe Yehoshua ben Chananya or going the roundabout way through Kever [[Rabbi Yosef Karo]] and then Kever HaArizal. |
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<gallery widths=180px heights=120px perrow=4 caption="Arizal Mikva Photo Gallery"> | <gallery widths=180px heights=120px perrow=4 caption="Arizal Mikva Photo Gallery"> | ||
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File:00000606 arizal mikva tzfas.jpg | File:00000606 arizal mikva tzfas.jpg | ||
File:00000608 ari mikva safed.jpg | File:00000608 ari mikva safed.jpg | ||
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File:00000637 arizal mikva safed.jpg | File:00000637 arizal mikva safed.jpg | ||
File:00000609 looking down at ari mikva.jpg | File:00000609 looking down at ari mikva.jpg | ||
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File:00000635 stream ari mikva tzfas.jpg | File:00000635 stream ari mikva tzfas.jpg | ||
File:00000636 dressing room arizal mikva.jpg | File:00000636 dressing room arizal mikva.jpg | ||
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[[Category:Safed]] | [[Category:Safed]] | ||
[[Category:Kivray Tzadikim]] | [[Category:Kivray Tzadikim]] |