Mikveh Immersion for Men

Hello, 

You are asking about immersion in a mikveh for men, and the answer will address men only. There is no difference between Sephardim and Ashkenazim.

Before entering the mikveh, it is important to wash your body from dirt and sweat, as others will enter the mikveh after you, and it is essential to enter clean.

You may immerse as many times as you wish, and each immersion adds purity (the common custom is to immerse four times). The immersion should be done in a way that your entire body is fully covered by the water, without holding onto anything inside or outside the mikveh.

After coming out, you may shower, as this does not invalidate the immersion. There is no blessing for the immersion. After immersing, one should wash their hands.

According to the Arizal, it is recommended to recite the verse:
“Create for me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”

In the book Bnei Yaakov (Vol. 2, p. 294), the words of the Shelah HaKadosh regarding immersion in a mikveh are quoted:
“The virtue of immersion is to restore the soul to its place, for one who is impure does not have a soul. Particularly one who has blemished the sacred covenant—his soul departs from him, and even if he repents, the soul does not return to him until he immerses in a kosher mikveh. Every person needs immersion every Erev Shabbat to remove the garment of weekday spirit and to wear the sanctity of Shabbat, as explained in the Zohar (Vayakhel).”

Good luck, and all the best.