Tachrichim

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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 tahara (ritual purification).

Tachrichim means in Hebrew to enwrap, 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 bitz) and purple; and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was happy".