Rabbi Yochanan's Dyed Burial Shrouds and the Day of Judgment

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Vayechi 6:3

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

Rabbi Yochanan, when he was departing from the world, said to his students: Please do not bury me in colored garments, and not in white garments, [and not in black garments]. If I stand among the righteous, I will not be ashamed; and among the wicked, I will not be humiliated.

Themes

HumilityDivine Judgment

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