The term chevra kadisha (Hebrew: חֶבְרָה קַדִּישָׁא) gained its modern sense of "burial society" in the nineteenth century. It is an organization of Jewish...

Yiddish for anniversary of the (Hebrew / Jewish) date of passing The chevra kadisha (Hebrew: חברה קדישא "sacred society") is a Jewish burial society usually...

Chevra may refer to one of the following "Society" in Hebrew Chevra Kadisha, Jewish burial society Chevra Shas, Talmud study group "The Chevra", a band...

pure linen, in which the bodies of deceased Jews are dressed by the Chevra Kadisha, or other burial group, for interment after undergoing a taharah (ritual...

burial, Jewish communities establish burial societies known as the Chevra Kadisha (The Holy Society) to provide these services free of charge. In larger...

1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, a publication now in the public domain. The chevra kadisha ("holy society") was founded in 1735, the first synagogue in 1803, and...

[1] - as well as associated institutions such as a Kosher butchery, chevra kadisha, welfare organisations and Bet midrash. Fordsburg was the site of a...

grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. His funeral was held at Melbourne Chevra Kadisha Cemetery in Springvale, Victoria. His wife, Helen Rosner, died in 2010...

known as Monsel's solution) is often used by Jewish burial societies (chevra kadisha) to stop post-mortem bleeding. Since Jewish burial does not allow any...

communities destroyed in the Holocaust. The cemetery is operated by the Chevra Kadisha of Greater Tel Aviv. The National Insurance Institute has declared it...