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J4 - Rites of Passage Flashcards

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What is Brit Milah? [2]

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  • naming ceremony
  • circumcision takes pace
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What does circumcision fulfill? [1]

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  • the covenant commanded of Abraham and his descendants
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What is a Mohel? [1]

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the person who is trained to do the circumcision

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What are the two verses that refer to circumcision? [2]

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  • Genesis 17:11
  • Genesis 17: 13-14
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When are Orthodox boys and girls blessed on their naming ceremony? [1]

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the first Shabbat after their birth

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What does the father recite in the naming ceremony? [1]

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a Torah blessing

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What is the Zeved Habat ceremony? [2]

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  • when girls are welcomed and their name is announced
  • means the gift of a daughter
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What happens in Reform synagogues during a naming ceremony? [2]

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  • both parents take part in the ceremony
  • practices have been developed to make the birth of a daughter just as important as the son’s
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What are the significances of the naming ceremony? [2]

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  • baby is formally introduced to the community and God
  • celebration of children as a gift from God
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When does the brit milah happen? [1]

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  • when the baby boy is 8 days old
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Where does brit milah happen? [1]

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at home or in synagogue

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Who takes the baby in their lap during brit milah? [1]

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Sandek (a family member)

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What does the baby’s father do before it is circumcised? [1]

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father blesses the baby

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What happens after the baby is circumcised? [2]

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  • blessing said over wine and baby is formally named
  • family and friends enjoy a celebratory meal
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What is the significance of the brit milah? [1]

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  • provides a lifelong reminde to a male Jew that they are one of God’s chosen people
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What does bar mitzvah mean? [1]

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son of the commandments

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What does bat mitzvah mean? [1]

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daughter of the commandments

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When does a bar mitzvah take place? [1]

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first Shabbat after the boy’s 13th birthday

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What does the boy do in the synagogue during his bar mitzvah? [3]

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  • reads the Torah for the first time
  • wears Tallit and Tefillin for first time
  • says prayers and makes a short speech
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What does the father do at the bar mitzvah? [12]

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  • thanks God for bringing his son to maturity
  • declares he’s now responsible for his own actions
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What happens after the bar mitzvah? [1]

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usally a celebration with a meal

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What do reform Jews do for a bat mitzvah? [1]

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  • have a service very much like the bar mitzvah service
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What do Orthodox Jews do for a bat mitzvah? [3]

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  • a family meal
  • small religious gifts
  • read a special prayer
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Where do the celebrations for a bat mitzvah in Orthodox Judaism happen? [1]

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at home

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What are 4 importances of bar and bat mitzvah? [4]

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  • Jewish young person becomes an adult in religious terms (can become part of the minyan and boys can wear tefillin when he prays)
  • preparing for it brings you closer to God and community
  • the child is choosing to accept their role as a part of God’s chosen people
  • when they’re expected to strictly start following Jewish laws
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What does Bat Chayill mean? [1]

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woman of valour

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Are bodies in Judaism buried or cremated? [1]

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buried ALWAYS

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What is bat chayill? [1]

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Orthodox traditions when a girl doesn’t do bat mitzvah

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Where in the Torah does it talk about being buried? [1]

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Genesis 3:19

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What does bat chayill symbolise? [1]

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the girl becoming subject to Jewish law

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When does burial happen? [1]

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as soon as the death happens

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What will the girl do during bat chayill? [2]

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  • talk about a topic related to Judaism
  • she will NOT read from the Torah
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what is marriage? [3]

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-the legal joining of 2 people
-but in religious terms, its the uniting of a man and woman
-the man and woman are elevated to a higher spiritual level before God during the wedding

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Why is bat chayill different for girls? [2]

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  • Orthodox Jews interpret the roles of men and women differently
  • girls will not play an active role in synagogue services like boys after their bar mitzvah
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what can marriage bring to everyday life? [1]

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experiencing holiness

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What is the girl expected to do after her bat chayill? [2]

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  • observe Jewish religious rules for women
  • spend time learning how to keep a good home
37
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what does marriage create between a couple? [1]

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spiritual bond where 2 souls are fused to become 1

38
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What are the exceptions for when burial doesn’t need to happen? [2]

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  • on shabbat
  • on any festival
39
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what is evidence for the fusion of 2 souls after a marriage? [1]

A

Genesis 2

40
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What is Keri’ah? [1]

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the ritual of tearing clothes

41
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why is the fusion of 2 souls important? [2]

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-Man and woman is united as 1
-Is seen as God’s plan for humanity

42
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What is the point of Keri’ah? [2]

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  • to show the sadness they have and threfore they tear it deliberately
  • its a mitzvot
43
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What are the 2 parts of a traditional Jewish marriage? [2]

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-Betrothal
-Marriage

44
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When do Orthodox Jews do Keri’ah? [1]

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straight after the death

45
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What is the Betrothal? [1]

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time before the wedding when the couple is engaged/promised to each other

46
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When do reform Jews do for Keri’ah? [2]

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  • they don’t tear their clothes
  • they wear a strip of black ribbon on their outer clothing
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traditionally, how long does the betrothal last? [1]

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12 months

48
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What do they do when carrying the casket to the grave? [1]

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  • 7 stops are made along the way
49
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How can the betrothal be broken and why? [2]

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-only by death or divorce
-because the betrothal has legal status in Jewish law

49
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What does making 7 stops on the way to the grave signify? [2]

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  • to show how difficult it is
  • to show that there is not desire to hurry in completing the task
50
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what does the couple do during the betrothal? [1]

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-prepare for their future lives together, without living together

51
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What happens when the casket is lowered into the grave? [1]

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prayers are said

52
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when does the betrothal ceremony take place? [2]

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-used to be a year before the wedding
-but now it’s often part of the wedding itself

52
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In which direction is the head facing in the grave and why? [1]

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Where Jerusalem is / East because it’s believed that the dead will be resurrected facing East (where Jerusalem is / in Jerusalem

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What is the Kiddushin Erusin? [2]

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-Means ‘holy’ or ‘sanctified’
-It’s the betrothal ceremony and the first part of the wedding

54
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What is El Malei Rachamin and when does it happen? [2]

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  • prayer of mercy
  • said at the graveside
55
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What is the Nissuin? [2]

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-Second part of the wedding that finalises the marriage
-Has the 7 blessings

56
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What happens when everyone at the burial fills the grave and why? [2]

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  • everyone uses the shovel and puts it on the floor after their turn
  • don’t want to pass the sorrow to others
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If a couple has been through Kiddushin but wants to marry someone else, what should they do? [1]

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get a religious divorce

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What happens when the bereaved pass through? [2]

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  • men make two lines and murmur blessings on them
59
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What does the man need to do during the Kiddushin? [1.5]

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give the woman he intends to marry, an item of value
-traditionally a gold ring

60
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What is the blessing murmured by the bereaved? [1]

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“may God console you among other mourners”

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What is the Ketubah? [3]

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-Formal marriage contract
-Prenuptial (before marriage) agreement
-Traditionally, its Aramaic and highly decorated

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What is Se’udat Havra’ah? [2]

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  • the first meal after returning home
  • brought by neighbours and friends
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What does the Ketubah set out to the wife? [1]

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sets out the husband’s obligations to his wife

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what is the Ketubah customary to state in many countries? [1]

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That the husband will not obstruct (be in the way) his wife

65
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what does the couple do before the wedding, and why? [3]

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-fast
-to cleanse themselves of sin
-and come to the ceremony with the right attitude

66
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what is the chuppah and what does it symbolise? [2]

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-canopy
-symbolises their home

67
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what happens during the betrothal ceremony? [3]

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-bride join the groom under the chuppah
-bride and groom recite blessings over wine
-in reform, rings are exchanged, but in orthodox, only the groom gives the bride a ring

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what happens to the marriage contract? [3]

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-signed in front of witnesses
-read out
-given to bride

69
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for Orthodox, what is the marriage contract about? [3]

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-husbands duties to his wife
-conditions of inheritance upon the husbands death
-how the husband will provide for his wife if they get divorced

70
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for Reform, what is the marriage contract about? [2]

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-spiritual aspirations (not legal rights)
-describes mutual hopes for the marriage, which is the same for the husband and wife

71
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when is the 7 blessings recited? [1]

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the marriage itself

72
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what does the rabbi do during the marriage? [2]

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-makes a speech
-blesses the couple

73
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what does the groom do during the marriage, what does it symbolise, and what is it a reminder of? [3]

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-breaks a glass under his foot
-shows regret for the destruction of the temple
-reminder that there’s hard times and joy in life

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what happens after the wedding ceremony? Why do they do it? What happens after they do it? [3]

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-couple spends a short time together in a private room alone
-symbolises their new status as a married couple
-After that, there is a reception

75
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what is the intention of the rites of passage when a person dies? [1]

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to support the family and friends

76
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who gets attention when someone has died? why? [3]

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-there is respect for the dead
-bereaved (those who have lost a loved one) get the attention
-to help them get through a period of mourning

77
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what is the dead person entitled to? [1]

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as much respect as a living person

78
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The dead person’s eyes are closed. why? [2]

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-to let them see the next world
-as a person can’t see the afterlife and this world at the same time

79
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The body is covered. Why? [1]

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So that people can remember the person when they were living, not as they are right now

80
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Candles are lit. Where? Why? [2]

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-Lit on the head
-Because in proverbs (Tenakh) it states that the soul of a is the lamp of the lord

81
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What is the Hevrash Kadishah? What do they do? Why do they do that? [3]

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-Society that prepares the body for the burial
-they wash the body and dress it in white linen shrouds
-to show that everyone is equal in death

82
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Why is the Hevrash Kadishah important? Give 2 reasons why [2]

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-Keeps the mitzvot about purification to prepare the dead for their final resting place
-It’s a kind act because this work can’t be payed back or rewarded by the dead

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During the burial, the body is not cremated. Why?

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In the Torah, Genesis 3:19, it is stated that the man will return from where they came from, which is the dust.

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