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kavod haChayim
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כָּבוֹד הַחַיִּים
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Respect for the living.
k'riah
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קְרִיעָה
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Tearing the garment or black ribbon worn by immediate mourners (spouse, parents, children, siblings).
k'vura b'karka
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(קְבוּרָה (בְּקַרְקַע
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Burial in the ground.
levayat ha-meit
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לְוָיָת הַמֵת
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levayat haMet
Lit. "accompanying the dead;" walking behind the casket to the gravesite.
m'chayei ha-meitim
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מְחַיֵּה הַמֵּתִים
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m'chaye haMetim
Resurrection of the dead.
minhag
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מִנְהָג
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Custom, which may carry the weight of halachah (law).