taharahn.
/tahaˈrɑː/ A Jewish ceremony of washing a corpse before burial.
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1819 L. Alexander Heb. 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.
1902 Laws & Bye-laws Burial Soc. United Synagogue Index 49 Tahara men, dismissal of…Tahara women.
1932 C. Roth Hist. Marranos vii. 190 The traditional taharah, or ritual laving of the body.
1964 H. 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.
1974 Jewish Chron. 1 Nov. 10/1 (heading) Tahara helpers required.
1974 Jewish Chron. 1 Nov. 10/1 The ministers..had expressed their willingness to be trained in tahara and to help out.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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