Chevra Kadisha

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkb:organization
gptkbp:activity gptkb:shmira
burial arrangements
tahara
gptkbp:customs recitation of prayers
dressing deceased in tachrichim
guarding the body until burial
separation of male and female teams
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chevra Kadisha
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:members Jewish volunteers
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:Holy_Society
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Conservative_Judaism
gptkb:Reform_Judaism
Orthodox Judaism
gptkbp:origin medieval Jewish communities
gptkbp:presentIn Jewish communities worldwide
gptkbp:purpose ritual preparation of Jewish bodies for burial
gptkbp:relatedTo Jewish law (Halacha)
Jewish funeral customs
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4