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The ITIM religious services organization filed a law suit on behalf of several women against the Jerusalem Rabbinate on Wednesday for requiring women who wish to immerse in its mikvaot unaccompanied to sign a disclaimer form.
Religious Jewish women immerse in a mikve once a month after their menstrual cycle, and traditionally an attendant is present to ensure the immersion is performed correctly.
In June of last year, the attorney-general ordered the Religious Services Ministry and local rabbinates to allow women to immerse alone should they wish to do so, despite the objections of the Chief Rabbinate and...