Wikipedia's first sentence called it “traditional simple white burial furnishings”. Today it says “set of simple white shrouds traditionally used for burial in judaism”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Jewish burial furnishings”. It now reads “Jewish burial furnishings Tachrich”.
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Tachrichim Tachrichim ( Hebrew : תכריכים) are traditional simple white burial furnishings, usually made from 100% pure linen , in which the bodies of deceased Jews are dressed by the Chevra Kadisha , or other burial group, for interment after undergoing a taharah (ritual purification). In Hebrew, tachrichim means to "enwrap" or "bind".1 It comes from the Biblical verse ( Esther 8:15 ) "And Mordechai left the king's presence in royal apparel of blue and white and a huge golden crown and a wrap of linen (tachrich butz) and purple, and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was happy ".
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Jewish burial furnishings Tachrichim Tachrichim ( Hebrew : תכריכים) are traditional simple white burial furnishings, usually made from 100% pure linen , in which the bodies of deceased Jews are dressed by the Chevra Kadisha , or other burial group, for interment after undergoing a taharah (ritual purification). In Hebrew, tachrichim means "wrappings" ( Esther 8:15 : "And Mordechai left the king's presence in royal apparel of blue and white and a huge golden crown and a wrap of linen (tachrich butz) and purple, and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was happy ").
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “traditional simple white burial furnishings”. Today it says “set of simple white shrouds traditionally used for burial in judaism”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Jewish burial furnishings”. It now reads “Jewish burial furnishings Tachrich”. Read the current article and compare.
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traditional simple white burial furnishings
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set of simple white shrouds traditionally used for burial in judaism
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