Quietly nestled
within the Kemp Mill community,
the Yitzchak
Wallerstein Mikvah will
resemble an elegant
home, and will blend in
well with other nearby
homes in the neighborhood. This warm residential
feel will be created through features such as prominent
gables and rooflines, a welcoming front porch,
and faux windows of opaque glass.
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The inside of the Mikvah will be similarly warm and
inviting. Visitors will be welcomed in the lobby by
attendants, and a quiet waiting room will be available.
Separate corridors for arriving and
departing guests will provide all visitors with privacy.
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The Mikvah building will house two mikvaot and ten
preparation rooms, including one preparation room for brides
and one designed for special handicap situations.
The preparation rooms will include showers and tubs,
with a large and elegant bridal room
available to brides and
their companions. The
mikvaot and preparation
rooms will also be
handicap-accessible. In
addition, the Mikvah will
include a washing station,
laundry facilities, office
space and storage rooms.
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The Mikvah will have parking on site as well as
additional overflow parking available nearby. The
Mikvah will be both a private and safe place, with
landscaping to enhance privacy, as well as
adequate site lighting and walkways to protect
the safety of all visitors.
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The architect for the Mikvah is the Baltimore firm of
Hord Caplan Macht, and its talented design team is
headed by veteran architect, Chris Parts. The M/ES
Design Committee, led by Jessica Eizenstat, is overseeing
the planning, design and construction of the
new Mikvah, and is guided by the distinguished
Rabbi Moshe Heinemann shlit”a of Baltimore.
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