Week 4 Jewish Funeral Rite

Question 1

Hebrew word meaning container; a casket made entirely of wood, containing no metal parts

Answer 1

Aron

Question 2

Teacher or ordained leader in the Jewish faith

Answer 2

Rabbi

Question 3

In the Jewish faith, a watcher; one who sits with the body until burial

Answer 3

Shomer

Question 4

general term designating places suitable for reception of a dead human body

Answer 4

tomb

Question 5

Hebrew phrase meaning Holy Society; group of men or women from the synagogue who care for the dead; may be referred to by laymen as Washers; in the past, took care of all funeral arrangements and preparation for Jewish funerals

Answer 5

Chevrah Kadisha

Question 6

Jewish Sabbath; begins at sundown Friday and ends at sundown Saturday

Answer 6

Shabbat

Question 7

Orthodox Jewish religious building

Answer 7

Synagogue

Question 8

book of law, instruction, and learning (Jewish)

Answer 8

Torah

Question 9

in the Jewish faith, prayer recited for the deceased by the direct mourners (parents, siblings, spouse, and children) for the first time at the conclusion of the interment service; subsequently recited by children for parents at every service for eleven months and by other categories of mourners for 30 days

Answer 9

Kaddish

Question 10

deceased (Jewish)

Answer 10

Niftar

Question 11

hand-sewn white linen shroud in which deceased members of the Jewish faith are dressed

Answer 11

Tachrichim

Question 12

in the Jewish faith, anniversary of a death

Answer 12

Yahrzeit (Mahzeit)

Question 13

grave (Jewish)

Answer 13

Kever

Question 14

in the Jewish faith, a seven-day mourning period

Answer 14

Shivah

Question 15

in the Jewish faith, the ceremony of washing the deceased before burial; serves as a ritual purification or cleansing of the body; should be performed by the Chevrah Kadisha

Answer 15

Taharah

Question 16

in the Jewish faith, skullcap worn by men at temple services and funeral services

Answer 16

Yarmulke (Kippah, Yamaka)

Question 17

Hebrew word meaning “rending or tearing;” symbol of grief; tear in the upper corner of the garment or on the symbolic ribbon worn by survivors

Answer 17

Kriah

Question 18

(Jewish) word of many meanings: good morning, peace, hello, good-bye, love, until tomorrow, farewell

Answer 18

Shalom

Question 19

prayer shawl worn by men during the Morning prayer service in the Jewish faith

Answer 19

Tallith

Question 20

in the Jewish faith, memorial service recited four times a year

Answer 20

Yizkor

Question 21

in the Jewish faith, a candelabrum with a central stem bearing seven candles; oldest symbol in Judaism

Answer 21

Menorah

Question 22

meaning 30 in the Jewish faith; 30-day mourning period

Answer 22

Sholoshim

Question 23

religious building of the Reform and Conservative Jewish faith

Answer 23

Temple