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DO YOU KNOW:- WHY DO JEWS PUT STONES ON GRAVES?

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For the Jews, the practice of leaving stones or leaves on graves is one of the oldest, and its origin is unknown. It is a custom or tradition, rather than a commandment, and over time many interpretations have been given to this practice. For a general explanation of this custom, see Warning to the Canaanites/Kohanim (Jewish Priests)
 During the times of the Temple in Jerusalem, Jewish priests (kohanim) became unclean if they stepped within the four feet of a dead body. As a result, Jews began to mark tombs with groups of rocks to indicate that they should rest.
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  To Keep the Soul in This World It is said that after a person dies, their soul continues to reside for a time in the grave where they were buried. Placing stones on a grave signifies that the soul continues to exist in this world, which some people find comfort in. Another interpretation suggests that stones keep demons and golems away from/Leaving graves.
Stones Last Longer Than Flowers, although beautiful, eventually die. A stone will not die, and can symbolize the preservation of memory and legacy.


Rabbi Simkha Weintraub, rabbinical director of the New York Jewish Healing Center, offered another traditional interpretation: “The Hebrew word for ‘stone’ is tz’ror — and it so happens that this Hebrew word means ‘bond.’ In the Raamim prayer (and sometimes) we pray that the deceased is ‘bound in the bond of life’ — tz’ror haHayyim. By placing a stone, we show that we have been there, and that the memory of the individual lives on in and through us.”

Many people take special care in choosing a stone to place on the grave of a loved one. It may be a stone from a place that was significant to the deceased, a stone that was chosen in an event that the gravedigger was particularly missed, or simply a rock that you find attractive. Because there is no commandment to fulfill here, placing a stone on a grave is an opportunity for you to create your own ritual, or to do things in a way that feels meaningful to you..

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