Mikveh Building Campaign
The Mikveh at Chabad Israel Center
A mikveh is the foundation of a Jewish home. Help us build a beautiful women’s mikveh, right inside our existing building in Boca Raton: private, peaceful, and built to the highest standards of Jewish law.
Campaign goal
$500,000
Our story
A mikveh of our own, right here at home.
For twenty years, Chabad Israel Center has been a warm home for Jewish families in Boca Raton. Now we are building something our community has long needed: a beautiful women’s mikveh, right inside our existing building.
Read our visionPrivacy and dignity
A quiet, separate suite for women only.
Two preparation rooms
A full bath and a walk-in shower.
Built to Jewish law
A rainwater pit and pool under rabbinic guidance.
For generations
Holiness for every family it serves.
The space
A private suite inside our building
The mikveh is planned inside the existing building of Chabad Israel Center, in a private suite of about 21 by 22.5 feet: an immersion pool room, a bath preparation room, a shower preparation room, a waiting room, and laundry and storage.
Floor plan · about 21.45 × 22.58 ft
The Immersion Room
The mikveh pool, with its steps and handrails
The Waiting Room
A calm, private place to wait
Bath Preparation Room
A full bath for unhurried preparation
Shower Preparation Room
A walk-in shower and vanity
Dedication opportunities
Choose your part in the Mikveh
Every room can carry your family’s name, in honor or in memory of a loved one. Dedications start at $18,000.
Lead Gift
$300,000 and above
| Mikveh Naming | $300,000 |
Visionaries
$72,000 – $299,999
| Mikveh Pool | $150,000 |
| Immersion Room | $100,000 |
| Rainwater Pit (Otzar) | $72,000 |
Founders
$36,000 – $71,999
| Bath Prep Room | $54,000 |
| Shower Prep Room | $54,000 |
| Waiting Room | $54,000 |
| Entrance & Canopy | $36,000 |
| Filtration & Heating | $36,000 |
| Pool Steps & Rails | $36,000 |
Builders
$18,000 – $35,999
| Laundry & Towel Room | $25,000 |
| Lighting | $25,000 |
| Main Mezuzah | $18,000 |
| Vanities & Mirrors | $18,000 |
| Attendant Station | $18,000 |
The budget
$500,000 to build it
From the pool and the rainwater pit to the preparation rooms, plumbing, heating and finishes: every line of the plan is open to see.
| Soft costs | $66,000 |
| Site & structure | $146,000 |
| Mechanical, plumbing, electrical | $109,000 |
| Finishes & fixtures | $103,000 |
| General | $76,000 |
| Total Estimated Project Cost | $500,000 |
Our inspiration
“There is surely no need to point out to you the particular importance of the Mikveh, which has a priority even over a Shul. For, insofar as a Shul is concerned, Jews can Daven in congregation even in a private home, whereas a Mikveh is absolutely essential, and one can simply not overestimate its importance.”
THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE
From a letter, 26 Sivan 5742 (1982)
“The Mikve is the foundation of Jewish family life, ensuring purity and sanctity of the family structure and the continuity of future generations.”
THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE
From a letter of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rosh Chodesh Adar 5737 (1977)
Build a mikveh for generations to come.
Questions about dedications? Rabbi Naftaly Hertzel · (754) 246-2479
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