Submerging oneself in a pool of natural water is a long-standing Jewish tradition, and it's one that is getting a modern twist in Columbus. For the past few years, a board of Jewish community members ...

NASIK, India (AP) — Brass bands played and people passed out fruit and cookies as hundreds of thousands of Hindu holy men and believers plunged into the Godavari River to wash away their sins on the ...

JERUSALEM, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A 2,000-year-old ritual bath was discovered recently inside Jerusalem's Western Wall tunnels, the Israel Antiquities Authority said. In a statement released Wednesday, the ...

In the seclusion of nightfall just days before her wedding, Leah Kahn stepped into the soothing lukewarm waters of a mikvah, drew in a deep breath and plunged into her new life. After seven dunks in ...

An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all classes the chance to mingle, gossip and relax. They were viewed as fundamental to Roman civilization and an obvious ...

Naked Hindu holy men wait to bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of ...