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Examples of this are legion: in the Bay Area, a new school called the Gamliel Institute teaches Jews in every denomination about chevra kadisha, the ancient mitzvah of washing and shrouding a dead body.

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These hevrot nashim functioned as complementary associations to the male hevra kadisha.

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Zinner suggested that the reason for the growing interest in the hevra kadisha may have something to do with its broad appeal.

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Ahawas Achim B'nai Jacob and David, an Orthodox congregation in West Orange, also has its own hevra kadisha.

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MJCBY has the first hevra kadisha in Morris County officially up and running.

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MJCBY has the first hevra kadisha in Morris County officially up and running.

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Women at Morristown Jewish Center-Beit Yisrael learn from Laurie Dinerstein-Kurs, a member of a hevra kadisha in Mercer County, how to do tahara and dress the body following the ritual purification.

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He views the hevra kadisha as an important piece of a vibrant Jewish community.

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As Jews assimilated and the modern funeral industry took over rituals associated with death, the hevra kadisha was found almost exclusively in Orthodox communities.

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On Feb. 14, the Morristown congregation became the latest in the area to receive formal training in tahara led by David Zinner, executive director of Kavod v'Nichum, an umbrella group for kadisha societies founded in 2000.

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