Petach Tikva, Israel – Biometric machines were recently installed by Skverrer Chassidim at the entrance to a Petach Tikva mikveh (ritual bath).
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Men who use the mikveh on a daily basis who previously swiped a magnetic card to enter the mikveh can now have a machine read their fingerprint to gain entrance to the mikveh.
Officials from the Skverrer community stated that the biometric machines are cost-cutting measures which eliminate the need to distribute magnetic cards to subscribers.
The operators said that another advantage in using the hi-tech device is that it will prevent the legitimate subscriber from passing his card to another family member, which could rob the mikveh facilities of entrance fees.
I am taking now an airplane to the mikvah
אגב, כאן המקום להעיר כל מי שאינו רוחץ לפני שנכנס למקוה כפי תקנת כל מקוה הרי הוא מחטיא את הרבים – שגורם שהרבה בני אדם אינם הולכים כלל למקוה
one good way of making money a KOSHER way
“which could rob the mikveh facilities of entrance fees.”
Come on now… this isn’t exactly a private gym. After paying for a monthly card, which is programmed that u can swipe it only once a day, if someone gives the card to a family member he didn’t “rob”… gimmie a break. The mikva was built from public funds to begin with so please cut em (the public) some slack.
I am never able to understand the super high security in mikvaos. Wouldn’t someone who wants purity and holiness be concerned about purity in his finances too?
how does this technology work with shabbos
Will this keep pedophiles out too.
All I know is that the skvere rebbe didn’t let to put a gate in the new square mikvah he didn’t want people to miss a mikvah
reply to 11 in SKVER they go Tishah Bav also. so its 8 times
they go 5 minuits before Tzes kochovim
so what… “dushinsky day spa” or mikvah b’laz has had this equiptment for a long time alreadry. additionally this type of thing does tend to keep out the unwanted. i agree we do pay more for it- 15 sheks, but it’s clean,you get a towel,soap and a sponge, and there are heated floors so the place doesn’t look like a mud bath by 3 pm on erev shabbos.
Are you that dumb?! #6 is innocent and asked a question. No need to bash him/ her. The answer is SIMPLE! “The machine is shut on Shabbos, and the doors are open, therefore you are not required to place your finger there,. Very Simple!
What’s the big deal with this finger prints reader?!
The Mikva in Belz Shul in B. P. on 13 & 43 is using this finger print system for years!
Plenty of people go to the mikvah on shabbos
what a shame peapole going to the mykva then they take a shower
Isn’t it a shame that a mikva which is used for holy purposes by people who are supposedly FRUM and would not think of eating treif, has to go to such high tech methods to keep the olem from abusing & in effect stealing services, like when you copy a CD for someone or load a computer program that you borrowed from your friend. I am not making a blanket condemnation merely an observation that given the opportunity a frum Yid will take advantage of the mikva and it is widespread enough that in order not to lose money they have to good to these ends. Simply AMAZING!
Wow what a chilul hashem. Yidden stealing mikvah services. Does one negate the other?
As far as I know there are no skver chasidim in Petach Tikvah and no skver shul & mikveh, nor any skver institution in that town. This must be some mistake, or it’s a different skver not affiliated with the “New Square Skver”.
it is also meant to keep undesirables out of their think a little deeper vihamavin yovin