Our Mikvah Guides
We bring different perspectives to the table, but we’re united by a love for the mikvah ritual.
Lynn Wasserman • Sandy Lassen
Joy Lewis • Chaya Mushka Ceitlin
Hi, I’m Lynne and my first Mikvah immersion was when I was in my late 50’s, and it changed all of my preconceived notions of this ancient tradition. My training as a mikvah guide was received from Mayyim Hayyim, which opened my mind to all of the traditional and not-so-traditional reasons people immerse. The immersion experience at our community Mikvah is warm and welcoming, and my job as a guide is to help you get from the experience what you need at that moment.
Lynne Wasserman
Sandy is currently the Executive Director of Congregation Ashe Sfard. She is also the president of the Chevra Karissa of Greater New Orleans as well as the president of the Chevera Thilim Cemetery Corporation. She was formerly president of Congregation Thilim and Congregation Shir Chadash where she served as executive director for nine years. She is currently serving as Vice President of the Louisiana Community Mikvah and has been active in Jewish non-profits in New Orleans most of her life.
Sandy Lassen
Hello, I am Joy! I am passionate about the mikvah, the history, the ritual, the law, and the reasons why an immersion is not only a good idea, but rather a One on One with the direct Source of all.
When I take time to remove the layers of the outer world and transition into the sacred space that the mikvah provides, something internal happens. There is a potential inner shift of being which occurs. However, at the core, my experience has been peace. Peace from Source. And that is my desire to bring into the mikvah for anyone who choses to immerse.