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• the men and women who prepare bodies for burial, they must know all the laws about preparing bodies and be volunteers
• means "holy society"
• Jews regard burying the dead as a holy responsibility - thus the meaning
• the bodies are carfeully washed and wrapped before burial

• is the state of being kosher
• the study of laws relating to food
• kosher is losely translated at "permitted"
• kosher applies not just to food but to clothing, wine, money and speech
• keeping kosher begins at the home but should extend to how a jewish person lives their life - they should have reason behind them keeping kosher 

• skull cap worn by Jewish males
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• kosher is loosely translated as permitted, therefore what is not kosher is forbidden
• it refers to winem food, money, clothing and speech

(see kashrut for more)

• a parchment scroll with 2 passages (from Deuteronomy - or otherwise known as the shema) written in hebrew
• it must ba handwritten by a trained scribe
• it may only be made from the skin of a kosher animal
• it is fixed to the doorpost of every room in a jewish house (expect the toilet), as a symbol for their dedication to God and the Jewish people

• is a place where water has been gathered
• it is a ritual pool where women go
• it is considered the most important Jewish building - and even takes priority over the synagogue
• it refers to the immersion of one's entire body into a body of natural water (it must be natural rain water)

• food that may be eaten will either with meat or dairy
• an example would be fish and eggs

• the jewish method of animal slaughter
• it is cut across the throat made by a razor-sharp knife
• it is known as a humane way of killing animals - because it is forbidden to cause any creature harm

• is the first week after the funeral
• this is understandably the most intense period of mourning
• three times each day firends and synagogue members will come to pray will the mourners - where the male mourners recite kaddish

• the prayer robe
• a four cornered square of cloth - usually made from wool or silk
• attached to each corner are fringes which are known as tzitzit
• it is what the wearer will eventually be buried in

• consists of two black leather boxes (one worn on the upper arm the other worn on the head) - inside is the shema and exodus
• jewish males over 13 must wear tefillin at morning prayer expect on shabbat and festivals
• they remind the wearer that he must serve God with his heart and mind
• they have to be opened and checked every 3 years - because the writting could fade

• the anniversary of the death
• a candle is kept burning and kaddish is said again
• this will continue for as long as the immediate relatives live