chesed shel emet

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Pronounced: KHEH-sed shell EM-ut, Origin: Hebrew, kindness to a dead person, usually used to describe the work of a Jewish burial society or the care of a grave.

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Parashat Tazria-Metzora: Returning From Isolation

Biblical practices around childbirth and the affliction known as tzara'at bear a striking resemblance to grief.

Sanhedrin 109

This too is for the good.

Sanhedrin 91

Resurrection of the dead.