Bat Sheva Chaya Esther Mikvah expands
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Bat Sheva Chaya Esther Mikvah expands

October 23, 2024, 1:12 pm Edit
Rabbis Avremy Kanelsky, Baruch Lepkivker, Dovid Wilansky, and Yirmiyahu Katz, the mikvah’s rav hamachshir stand with Danny Kahane, general contractor Daniel Materese, Rabbi Mordechai and Shterney Kanelsky, Shanie Cillo, and Lina Kanchik. (Photos courtesy Bris Avrohom)
Rabbis Avremy Kanelsky, Baruch Lepkivker, Dovid Wilansky, and Yirmiyahu Katz, the mikvah’s rav hamachshir stand with Danny Kahane, general contractor Daniel Materese, Rabbi Mordechai and Shterney Kanelsky, Shanie Cillo, and Lina Kanchik. (Photos courtesy Bris Avrohom)

On the eve of Yom Kippur, 20 years ago, Rebbetzin Chaya Esther Zaltzman was killed in a tragic accident. A year later, the mikvah in Hillside was built in her memory. It carries both her name and the name of her granddaughter, Bat Sheva, who died a year before she did.

Shanie and Chaim Cillo, co-sponsors of the project, with Rabbi Mordechai and Shterney Kanelsky

The mikvah committee, under the leadership of Rebbetzin Shterney Kanelsky, the daughter of Rebbetzin Chaya Esther, z”l, and the mother of Bat Sheva, z”l, undertook a project to expand the mikvah. A reservoir was built to ensure that rainwater is available consistently. Shanie and Chaim Cillo and Lina Kanchik are the project’s main co-sponsors.

The kashrut of the mikvah and the reservoir are under the guidance of Rabbi Yirmiyahu Katz, who has built more than 250 mikvahs and is an expert in the halacha about building and maintaining a mikvah.

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