203.1) Observe the rite of mourning for fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and married sisters, wives, and husbands. 203.2) Observe partial mourning for other relatives. 203.3) For a child who died within thirty days from its birth, you need not rend your garments. 203.4) For twins, if one dies within the thirty days and…
202.1) A kohen (priest) must not defile himself by coming into contact with a dead body of any kind. 202.2) A kohen must not enter a tent where there is a dead body. 202.3) If two houses are close together and a dead body is in one, a kohen not enter either house. 202.4) Even…
201.1) Do not rend your garments for a person who commits suicide, for there is none so wicked as one who commits suicide. 201.2) Do not presume that a person is wicked. So unless there is proof to the contrary, assume that a person was murdered rather than that they committed suicide. 201.3) A minor…
200.1) Do not bury your dead on the first day of a festival. 200.2) A non-Jew may bury the dead body on the first day of a festival. 200.3) On the second day of a festival all burial activities may be performed by a non-Jew and a Jew may take care of all but the…
199.1) The Torah condones placing the body in the soil itself. 199.2) Lay the body in a supine position, with the face upward. 199.3) Do not bury two bodies close to each other. 199.4) An uncircumcised male infant must be circumcised at the grave and named; a female infant must be named. 199.5) Do not…
198.1) If a death occurs in town, the inhabitants are forbidden to perform any work. 198.2) Inhabitants of a small village should not exchange greetings when a death occurs. 198.3) Do not let the body of the dead remain overnight. 198.4) The sooner a dead body is laid to rest the more praiseworthy the event….
197.1) Make shrouds of fine white linen. 197.2) The purification process of bodies is outlined here. 197.3) Opinions differ concerning the capacity of nine kabbim. 197.4) An egg with its shell is beaten up with wine to symbolize the revolving wheel of fortune in the world. 197.5) Do not allow the fingers of the dead…
196.1) Any person who lost a relative for whom his is bound to observe mourning rites is called an onan (a person who is bound to observe mourning) until after the interment. 196.2) An onan is exempt for all the precepts of the Torah. 196.3) If the onan has eaten before the internment and the…
195.1) Rend your garments when a relative dies. 195.2) Make the rend near the front of the neck of your garment. 195.3) Rending your garments for a mother or father is different than for other relatives. See the source for details. 195.4) Make the rend on the right side of your garment for all relatives;…
194.1) Do not touch a dying person as it might hasten his demise. 194.2) If the house catches fire, you may move him. 194.3) Make sure that no limb hangs off the bed. 194.4) Once the person is in the throes of death, no one present at the beginning of the throes should leave. 194.5)…