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Tahara Manuals
Title | Author | Chevra Kadisha | Date Published | Notes |
Tahara Manual of Practices |
Rabbi Mosha Epstein |
Bridgeport, CT | 3rd Ed, 2005 | |
Handbook for Hevra Kadisha Members | Lynn Greenhough | 2008 | This is not a manual laying out the tahara liturgy. Rather it is a compilation of practices. | |
Practices and Policies of the Chevra Kadisha of Northern New Mexico |
Rick Light | Chevra Kadisha of Northern New Mexico | Sep 2013 | |
Tahara Guide | Kehilath Jeshurun New York, NY |
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Taharah Manual | Rabbi Regina Sandler-Phillips | Park Slope Jewish Center Hevra Kadisha Brooklyn, NY |
September 2009 - 2nd Edition updated 2014 revises the December 2005 first edition | Elegant layout; includes diagrams for knot tying; suggested niggunim to accompany each part of the process; de-briefing; end-notes. |
Guide to Taharah Practices - Men | Ohr Kodesh Funeral Practices Committee Chevy Chase, MD |
5763 | ||
Guide to Taharah Practices - Women | 5764 | |||
Reconstructionist Tahara Handbook for Women and Men | Adat Shalom Chevra Kadisha | 2005 | ||
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