Song of Songs Poetry for Jewish Ritual Cleansing

Beautiful, don't you think?

The Jewish religion has a ritual for washing and dressing the dead for burial. This ceremony, called a tahara, is conducted by volunteers with the Chevra Kaddisha, which translates to “sacred society.” During the washing part of the ritual, there’s a beautiful Jewish tradition to read poetry from the Song of Songs.

The poems are different for men and women. Both use loving descriptions to evoke images of the human form in the prime of life. These poems are recited as water is poured over the body.

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