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Conference taveng::bagels

Title:	BAGELS and other things of Jewish interest
Notice:	1.0 policy, 280.0 directory, 32.0 registration
Moderator:	SMURF::FENSTER

Created:	Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1524
Total number of notes:	18709

93.0. "Burials" by UGOTIT::KRAWIECKI (Andy Krawiecki) Thu Mar 27 1986 13:33

    
     Can anyone put me on to a reference book or a person who can tell
    me about Jewish burial practices approx. 2000 yrs. ago? I'm interested
    in finding just how a person was prepared for burial - what type
    of spices, oils, etc. were used. Type of cloth, colors, length,
    amount (i.e. more cloth or more elaborate cloths for the rich or
    famous). The type of tombs, whether in the ground or above ground
    or whatever. Thank you for whatever help you can give.
    
    
                                                        Andy

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
93.1	Source Of Info	GRAMPS::LISS	Fred - ESD&P Shrewsbury MA	`Thu Mar 27 1986 16:23`	15
	The laws of burial, like all other areas of Jewish law, are extremely complex. There is a volume of the Talmud (I forget which one) which deals exclusively with this subject. It was written about 300 CE. Unfortunately, English translations are not readily available. These translations are intended for students and have Hebrew on one page and a very cryptic translation on the facing page. When studying the Talmud you will need a Rabbi or Talmud scholar to explain the text. Your best bet would be to ask questions of an Orthodox or Lubovitch (Chassidic) Rabbi. They usually study the Talmud as part of their daily routine. Fred
93.2	Thanks	UGOTIT::KRAWIECKI	Andy Krawiecki	`Thu Mar 27 1986 17:41`	7
	Thank You Fred . Andy
93.3		NY1MM::BCOHEN		`Fri Mar 28 1986 15:26`	10
	Andy, A book written by Dr. (Rabbi) Norman Lamm (president of Yeshiva University) called 'The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning'. My in-laws have it, I'll check to see exactly what it covers and let you know, but I think it should be right what you're intersted in. Bruce
93.4	A source of bibliographies?	TLE::BISHOPB		`Fri Mar 28 1986 20:44`	6
	This sounds like UGOTIT::Krawiecki is checking up on the Shroud of Turin. In any case, there were a lot of articles about the shroud, and some of them might cite references from works which would have information about burial practices of that era. -John Bishop
93.5	Dr. Lamm's book doesn't go back that far	BAGELS::SREBNICK	David Srebnick, NCSS, LKG1-3/B19	`Fri May 16 1986 19:33`	8
	Re: .3 -- Dr. Lamm's book on Death and Mourning --- This book is designed to be a practical guide to today's mourning practices. In the Foreword, Dr. Lamm specifically states that the book is not intended to be a scholarly work. It rarely cites scriptural references. In short, it's probably not what you want.