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Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner explains why Jews put rocks on graves.
Munk and Donin are now available in paperback. Freda Birnbaum, <fbbirnbaum@...> "Call on God, but row away from the rocks" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ...
It is no wonder the people who lived there thought they were safe. ... So I brought everything. This room was a bit bigger than the last one, so there was room on the floor to put the suitcase.
For real graves and real burials, people buy flowers. They are expensive and go away after a while. Sometimes, people are asked to make donations rather than buy flowers.
Why do jewish people put small rocks on their headstones?
Expert: Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner Date: 6/25/2004 Subject: rocks on headstones Question Hi, What is the real reason we put rocks on top of headstones?
What is the significance of placing small stones on headstones or graves in Jewish cemeteries? ... Today, they are left as tokens that people have been there to visit and to remember.
Frequent visitors to Sleepy Hollow will notice that people leave little offerings beside the headstones of the famed.
I am sentimental, and I'll put rocks on the headstones of people I don't know.
I can remember trying to look up online why Jews put rocks on headstones and came upon some pretty ugly websites.
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