Tachrichim (burial
shrouds)
are traditional simple white burial garments, usually made from
100% pure
linen, in which
Jews are dressed by the
Chevra
Kadisha for burial after undergoing a
taharah
(ritual purification).
In Hebrew,
tachrichim means to "enwrap" or "bind."
It comes
from the verse in Megilas
Esther (Chapter 8; verse 15) "And Mordechai left the king's presence in royal
apparel of blue and white and a huge golden crown and a wrap of
linen (tachrich butz) and purple, and the city of
Shushan
rejoiced and was happy".
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