Hilchot Evel
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Hilchot Evel is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the Jewish laws and practices of mourning for the dead.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal code
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section of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| addresses |
burial in a Jewish cemetery
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consoling mourners (nichum aveilim) ⓘ end of mourning periods ⓘ eulogizing the dead (hesped) ⓘ funeral processions ⓘ honor of the dead (kavod hamet) ⓘ mourning for different categories of relatives ⓘ prohibited grooming during mourning ⓘ public versus private mourning practices ⓘ status of kohanim regarding contact with the dead ⓘ visiting the sick (bikur cholim) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Laws of Mourning ⓘ |
| author |
Maimonides
NERFINISHED
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Rabbi Moses ben Maimon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifies |
Jewish mourning practices
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biblical commandments related to mourning ⓘ laws of excommunication and mourning-like practices ⓘ laws of meals of consolation (seudat havra’ah) ⓘ laws of mourning on Shabbat ⓘ laws of mourning on festivals ⓘ laws of prayer during mourning ⓘ laws of tearing garments (keriah) ⓘ laws of work restrictions during mourning ⓘ obligations of relatives of the deceased ⓘ obligations of the community toward mourners ⓘ rabbinic laws of mourning ⓘ |
| hasNormativeStatus | authoritative halakhic code in many Jewish communities ⓘ |
| influenced | later codifications of Jewish mourning law ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
laws of annual yahrzeit
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laws of burial ⓘ laws of comforting mourners ⓘ laws of death and burial ⓘ laws of eulogies ⓘ laws of mourning ⓘ laws of preparing the dead ⓘ laws of sheloshim ⓘ laws of shivah ⓘ laws of visiting the sick ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | Sefer Shoftim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mishneh Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | fourteen books of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Hilchot Avelut in Shulchan Aruch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousLawType | halakha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| timePeriodWritten | 12th century ⓘ |
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