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Levayat HaMet (Escorting the Deceased)
The mitzvah of accompanying the deceased to burial — takes precedence over almost all other mitzvot (Ketubot 17a).
The mitzvah of accompanying the deceased to burial — takes precedence over almost all other mitzvot (Ketubot 17a).
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Shulchan Arukh, Yoreh De'ah :: levayat-hamet :: 361↗curated_attribution
Shulchan Arukh, Yoreh De'ah · Joseph Karo · 1563 CE
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Curated Attribution (metadata) :: levayat-hamet :: 14:1-4↗curated_attribution
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Curated Attribution (metadata) :: levayat-hamet :: 17a↗curated_attribution
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