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Out with the New, in with the Old(11:29)
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A view of the Ein Karem neighborhood in Jerusalem on May 25, 2015. Photo: Yossi Zamir/Flash90
Jerusalemite Oriya tells Eve Harow how a remodelling job uncovered an ancient ritual bath under the floor of her Ein Karem home.
Oriya says she felt this house call to her, so finding a Second Temple-era mikvah under the renovated floor of her salon was both surprising and comforting. She describes what it’s like to be raising her Jewish family where, more than 2,000 years ago, another Jewish family lived and loved in this very spot.
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