Chevra Kadisha B'nai Jacob Synagogue
Chevra may refer to one of the following *"Society" in Hebrew **Chevra Kadisha, Jewish burial society **Chevra Shas, Talmud study group *"The Chevra", a band led by Eli Gerstner *A traditional Indian snack called Bombay mix Bombay mix is an Indian snack mix (namkeen) which consists of a variable mixture of spicy dried ingredients, such as fried lentils, peanuts, chickpeas, chickpea flour ganthiya, corn, vegetable oil, puffed rice, fried onion and curry leaves. Thi ...

Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved throughout history as the main liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. Hebrew is the only Canaanite language still spoken today, and serves as the only truly successful example of a dead language that has been revived. It is also one of only two Northwest Semitic languages still in use, with the other being Aramaic. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew date back to the 10th century BCE. Nearly all of the Hebrew Bible is written in Biblical Hebrew, with much of its present form in the dialect that scholars believe flourished around the 6th century BCE, during the time of the Babylonian captivity. For this reason, Hebrew has been referred to by Jews as '' Lashon Hakodesh'' (, ) since an ...
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Chevra Kadisha
The term ''Chevra kadisha'' (Modern Hebrew: חֶבְרָה קַדִּישָׁא) gained its modern sense of "burial society" in the nineteenth century. It is an organization of Jewish men and women who see to it that the bodies of deceased Jews are prepared for burial according to Jewish tradition and are protected from desecration, willful or not, until burial. Two of the main requirements are the showing of proper respect for a corpse, and the ritual cleansing of the body and subsequent dressing for burial. It is usually referred to as a burial society in English. History Throughout Jewish history, each Jewish community throughout the world has established a Chevra Kadisha — a Holy Society — whose sole function is to ensure dignified treatment of the deceased in accordance with Jewish law, custom, and tradition. Men prepare the bodies of men, ladies prepare those of ladies. At the heart of the society's function is the ritual of '' tahara'', or purification. The body i ...
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Eli Gerstner
Eliezer "Eli" Gerstner (Hebrew: ''אליעזר גרסטנר''), is an Orthodox Jewish singer, songwriter and producer. Music career Gerstner began composing songs as a teenager. He produces albums of contemporary Jewish religious music under the name "EG Productions". He launched and produces the Yeshiva Boys Choir, The Chevra, Yosis Orchestra, Tek-Noy, HighBeam subscription Menucha, and Dovid Stein. He has produced the annual HASC A Time For Music concert since HASC 29 in 2016. Personal life Gerstner was born in 1980. He is married with four children and lives in Brooklyn, New York. Discography Eli Gerstner *''Hinei'' (1999) *''Yosis'' (2001) *''V'ishei Yisroel'' (2002) The Chevra *''The Chevra'' (2001) *''Eli Gerstner & The Chevra Sing Acapella'' (2002) *''The Chevra 2'' (2004) *''The Chevra 3'' (2007) *''Chai'' (2013) Yeshiva Boys Choir * ''Vol. 1: Kol Hamispalel'' (2003) * ''Vol. 2: V'ohavta L'reiacha Kamocha'' (2005) * ''YBC Live!'' (2005) (featuring Eli Gerstner ...
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