Pronounced: tah-HAH-ruh, Origin: Hebrew for purity, the ritual cleansing of a dead body in preparation for burial.
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Witness Tahara
I have always wanted to join a Chevra Kadisha, a Jewish burial society, but I was nervous about what it ...
The Centrality of Kavod HaMet (Honoring the Dead)
Jewish mourning practices center more on the deceased than on concern for the living.