The Tractate Mourning (Semahot): Regulations Relating to Death, Burial, and Mourning by

The Tractate Mourning (Semahot): Regulations Relating to Death, Burial, and Mourning

Yale Judaica

with Dov Zlotnick (Translator)

243 pages missing pub info (editions)

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Generally referred to by the euphemistic title Sema-Hot ("Rejoicings"), this tractate, dating probably from the third century, is the oldest known Rabbinic text that sets forth the laws governing death, burial, and mourning. The behavior and activ...

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