[Avodah] Kavod haMeis

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 12:18:44AM +0200, Goldmeier wrote:
> in shulchan aruch it talks about a Jew being murdered and says that when  
> this happens the jew should be buried in his clothes and not tachrichim  
> so all can see and get angry about what happened.
...
> [YD 164:4 -micha]

Is that due to publicizing the murder, or enraging the qehillah toward
murderers? Because the Rama adds that it is done for a woman who died in
childbirth, or someone who fell. On the latter case, the Pischei Teshuvah
discusses loss of blood. See also the Raz, who cites shu"t haMaharil 65,
also discussing "dam yotzei mimenah". Taharah becomes impossible as the
blood would be lost. It would seem that perhaps the problem is the blood
in the clothing requiring qevudah, and not necessarily pirsum.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha