What happensPermalink
Rules for the ritual for cleansing from touching corpses: producing the ash from burning a heifer, then sprinkling and bathing the unclean person.
Why it mattersPermalink
God is life and cannot abide death; therefore, those in contact with death must be ritually cleansed to remain part of the community of God.
Key versePermalink
“And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and anyone who touches it shall be unclean until evening.”