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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Manya A. Brachear / The Bulletin
August 2, 2008
CHICAGO — In the seclusion of nightfall just days before her wedding, Leah Cohn stepped into the soothing lukewarm waters of a mikvah, drew in a deep breath and plunged into her new life.
After seven dunks in the ritual bath, the bride-to-be had symbolically washed away her identity as....
