chevra kadisha (KHEV-ra ka-DEESH-a) - holy or burial society

halakha (ha-la-KHA) - Jewish law

minhag (min-HUG) - Jewish custom

khesed shel emet (KHEH-sehd shel eh-MET) - a true act of loving kindness

tahara (ta-HA-ra) - ritual - purification

takhrikhim (takh-ri-KHIM) - funeral shrouds

shomer (SHOW-mer) - watchman, guardian 

“ch” and “kh” are both pronounced as the German “ch”