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‖ taharah|tahaˈraː|
Also 9 tohoro; tahara.
[a. Heb. ṭohŭrāh purification, cleansing.]
A Jewish ceremony of washing a corpse before burial.
1819L. Alexander Hebrew Ritual 188 Those who are drawn by lot..to attend, in order to wash the corpse, put on the shrouds... This ceremony is called..Tohoro, that is, the cleansing. 1902Laws & Bye-laws Burial Soc. United Synagogue 49 (Index), Tahara men, dismissal of{ddd}Tahara women. 1932C. Roth Hist. Marranos vii. 190 The traditional taharah, or ritual laving of the body. 1964H. Rabinowicz Guide to Life iii. 38 The utmost respect must be shown to the body during Taharah... The body is laid on the Taharah board... Warm water..must then be poured down the body. 1974Jewish Chron. 1 Nov. 10/1 (heading) Tahara helpers required. Ibid., The ministers..had expressed their willingness to be trained in tahara and to help out. |