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Jewish Death Practices:
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    Approaching the Time of Death
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Tahara Manuals and Procedures
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Tahara Information

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Tahara Manual of Practices

The most authoritative reference work available in English with Hebrew. Detailed instruction concerning how a Tahara  is performed and some of the reasons why these customs are observed. The Tahara Manual also covers issues related to Availus learned from HaGaon HaRav Moshe Feinstein.

Available for purchase singly or in bulk from Kavod v'Nichum

Tahara - First Person Accounts An amazing collection of stories detailing the process and exploring the emotions and spiritual elevation. Published in magazines, in newspapers and by individuals from across the United States and Canada.
Tahara Manuals Several samples in pdf format, including from an Orthodox shul, two Conservative synagogues, and a community-based Chevra Kadisha. Instructions and prayers
Tahara Certificates Samples from Chevra Kadisha in Chicago and Westchester

Taharah I: Memesis of Angels, Transformation of the Dead

Taharah II: In My Flesh I See God

Taharah III: The Hope of Israel

Taharah IV: Clothed in Righteousness

  From Jewish Myth, Magic, and Mysticism by Rabbi Geoffrey Dennis


Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington