Mikvahs seek security after hidden camera scandal
Judy Bolton-Fasman immerses herself in the mikvah, or ritual bath, at Mayyim Hayyim (Living Waters) in Newton, Mass. Increasing numbers of Jews are using the mikvah to mark the start of the new year and symbolically wash away the burdens of the past. Religion News Service photo by Faith Ninivaggi.
WASHINGTON (RNS) In the wake of Washington's "peeping rabbi" scandal, some Jewish women say a focus simply on hardware isn't enough to keep mikvahs safe and sacred.