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EPISODE · Jan 28, 2026 · 37 MIN

CAPÍTULO 15: EL MIKVÉ – PURIFICACIÓN RITUAL

from Judería medieval Zaragoza/Jewish quarter Zaragoza

CAPÍTULO 15: EL MIKVÉ – PURIFICACIÓN RITUAL Narrador: Ibn Gabirol (Shelomó ibn Gabirol, 1021-1058/70) Dirección y Producción: Javier Bona López This chapter explores the mikveh, the Jewish ritual bath in medieval Zaragoza. It clarifies the historical error of confusing the public King's Baths with the private, ritual mikveh. The chapter details the mikveh's location near the Great Synagogue, its architecture designed to use "living water" (mayim jayim), and its crucial functions: the monthly purification of women (niddah), conversions, and the purification of utensils. It highlights the central role of women as guardians of family purity and the balanit (attendant) as a key community figure. The narrative, voiced by Ibn Gabirol, reconstructs the spiritual and social life around the mikveh, a practice that survived in memory even after the 1492 Expulsion. Créditos y Fuentes Narrador: Ibn Gabirol (Shelomó ibn Gabirol, 1021-1058/70) Dirección y Producción: Javier Bona López Documentación y Asesoramiento: Miguel Ángel Motis Dolader (Universidad San Jorge de Zaragoza) Fuentes Principales: 1 Blasco Martínez, Asunción (2023). Los judíos de Zaragoza y los baños. El baño público, y el ritual, baño frío o micvé. Zaragoza: Institución Fernando el Católico, Diputación de Zaragoza. 2 Blasco Martínez, Asunción (1988). La Judería de Zaragoza en el siglo XIV. Zaragoza: Institución Fernando el Católico. 3 Motis Dolader, Miguel Ángel. La judería de Zaragoza: Centro de la vida económica y social. Rolde de Estudios Aragoneses. 4 Canellas López, Ángel (1974). La Judería Zaragozana. Cuadernos de Zaragoza, no. 2. 5 Torres Balbás, Leopoldo. Estudios sobre la Judería de Zaragoza y sus baños. 6 Archivo Histórico de Protocolos de Zaragoza (AHPZ). Documentación del siglo XV. Nota Final: “Si este capítulo te ha gustado, te invito a compartirla y difundirla. También puedes escuchar nuestras otras series sobre las juderías medievales de Calatayud, Tarazona e Híjar en las tres plataformas principales de podcasting.” Zakhor. Recuerda. Shalom.

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CAPÍTULO 15: EL MIKVÉ – PURIFICACIÓN RITUAL Narrador: Ibn Gabirol (Shelomó ibn Gabirol, 1021-1058/70) Dirección y Producción: Javier Bona López This chapter explores the mikveh, the Jewish ritual bath in medieval Zaragoza. It clarifies the...

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