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Jewish Mortuary Vocab

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:40:52 -0400

All of these are Hebrew unless stated otherwise.

Maveth (מוֹת) – death

K'vod Hamet (כבוד המת) – respect for the dead

Petira – passing

Onayn – the day the news of a death is first heard

K’riah (קריעה) – the rending of a garment; Jewish custom of tearing one’s clothes in grief

Chevra kadisha (חברה קדישא) – a Jewish burial society

Shmira (שמירה) – (verb) watching over a body

Shomer (m. שומרת) / Shomeret (f. שומר) – watcher; someone who watches over a body

Kittel (קיטל‎ - Yiddish) – A white robe worn by Ashkenazi Jewish men, which they are buried in. Also often worn by married men at certain times, such as Yom Kippur, when leading the Passover seder, or -in some traditions- on his wedding day.

Tachrichim (תכריכים) – white burial shroud, made of %100 linen, which Jews are dressed and buried in.

Taharah (טהרה) – the ritual washing of the body

Levaya (לְוָיָה) – funeral; “to accompany the dead”

Seudat havra'ah (סעודת הבראה) – a meal of consolation eaten after a funeral; lit. “meal of comforting”

Kever (קבר) – grave

Kevurah (קבורה) – burial

Hepsed (הֶסְפֵּד) – eulogy

Beit almin (בית עלמין) – a Jewish cemetery; lit. “house of eternity”

Beit kvarot (בית קברות) – a Jewish cemetery; lit. “house of tombs”

Matzeivah (מצבה) – a gravestone/headstone/grave marker

Avel (אבל) – a mourner; (pl. aveilim)

Nichum Aveilim (ניחום אבלים) – comforting mourners; the practice of visiting a family sitting shiva

Avelut (אֲבֵלוּת) – bereavement; the overall period of mourning

Aninut (אנינות) – intense mourning; the period before the funeral and lasting until after the burial

Shiva (שבעה) – the first seven days after a funeral during which the immediate family mourns

Shloshim (שלושים) – a 30 day mourning period after the burial, including shiva

Shneim asar chodesh (שנים עשר חודש) – the first year after a death, counted from the day of death

Nachala (נחלה - Hebrew) / Yom HaShanah (יום השנה - Modern Hebrew) / Yahrtzeit (יארצייט - Yiddish) / Meldado or Anyos (Ladino) – the anniversary of a death*

Kaddish Yatom / Mourner’s Kaddish – a prayer recited for the dead

Hashkaboth – a Sephardic prayer for the dead

Yizkor (יזכור) – a prayer recited four times a year for deceased loved ones

*The Hebrew term Nachala is more commonly used among Sephardim than the Ladino terms.

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muji-milk: jonathan from queer eye turning up in skirts and jumpsuits and off the shoulder tops and...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:35:35 -0400

muji-milk:

jonathan from queer eye turning up in skirts and jumpsuits and off the shoulder tops and french braids in front of crusty old straight american men…braver than any us marine

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Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:34:51 -0400

smolpansexualbee: emboushitter: flowersinmyphro: carl-thecreat...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:28:48 -0400

smolpansexualbee:

emboushitter:

flowersinmyphro:

carl-thecreator:

JUST LETTING Y'ALL KNOW WHERE THIS BLOG STANDS.

Reblog every time it hits my Dash

Same

=)
For all those people saying the Confederate flag represents the South or Southern Pride: Kindly fuck off. As a Southerner that’s 100% false and disgusting.

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Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:28:07 -0400

poyle: when your young padawan makes a good call

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:26:43 -0400

poyle:

when your young padawan makes a good call

reducios: HP + purple

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:26:21 -0400

reducios:

HP + purple

iiiarclight: give em the ol razzle dazzle

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:00:59 -0400

iiiarclight:

give em the ol razzle dazzle

thefingerfuckingfemalefury: positive-memes: Immunity dog <3...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 06:14:03 -0400

thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

positive-memes:

Immunity dog

<3 Good Dog <3

marvelgifs: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 06:12:37 -0400

marvelgifs:

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

All aces and aros are a part of the LGBT community.

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 23:16:41 -0400

thelogicalloganipus:

not-so-tall-gay-danny:

katsuricata:

kryptid:

katsuricata:

“But–”

all of them

“but what if–”

all of them

“but they don’t–”

a l l o f t h e m

-sincerely, a pan trans woman who is neither

not if they’re cishet lmao fuck off

If someone is asexual, they are not heterosexual.

If someone is aromantic, they are not heteroromantic.

If someone is agender, they are not cisgender.

If the last one isn’t controversial, why are the first two?

YES
THIS
ACES AND AROS ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND I WILL LEGIT GET INTO A PUNCH-UP WITH ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE

I support aces/aros all day erry DAY

Things Fic Writers Like:

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:49:10 -0400

crazyassmurdererwall:

nice comments on their fic, even if it’s just a smiley face or a “loved this!”
kudos on their fic
people who come into their askboxes to talk about their fic
photosets made for their fic
fic rec lists with their fic
fan art made for their fic
playlists made for their fic

venartfox34: YCH art of my Khajiit Ji'ava from @fangshuiart I...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:43:48 -0400

venartfox34:

YCH art of my Khajiit Ji'ava from @fangshuiart I absolutely adore this drawing!!

slippdipp: toilet–princess: shineysmile: memelord-haku: paste...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:43:27 -0400

slippdipp:

toilet–princess:

shineysmile:

memelord-haku:

pastellrain:

lunar-artist09:

yoyle-cake:

sanex:

dimomarg:

WHY DOES THIS POST GET EVEN WORSE EVERY TIME I SEE IT

ljegers: I’d be annoyed at him snoozing on my desk all day if he...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:40:31 -0400

ljegers:

I’d be annoyed at him snoozing on my desk all day if he wasn’t so damn cute while he did it.

bloodofshiagur: i still hate y’all bitches who say oc x canon shit is cringe like bitch you have ANY...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:38:44 -0400

bloodofshiagur:

i still hate y’all bitches who say oc x canon shit is cringe like bitch you have ANY idea how flattered i would be if someone made an oc for my fantasy world? how utterly PSYCHED my ass would be they loved a character so much they fleshed out one themselves just 2 be with one of mine? fuck y’all haters

whyyoustabbedme: America is the world’s largest terrorist...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:36:14 -0400

whyyoustabbedme:

America is the world’s largest terrorist state.