What is the significance of placing a rock on a tombstone?
The stones on a grave is a physical way to honor the deceased. Stones last longer physically than flowers. They are everlasting and permanent like the memory of the deceased.
What happens at a Jewish stone setting?
The service for the unveiling of a monument is a short and simple one. It consists of the recitation of several Psalms; the actual removal of the veil from the memorial; the recitation of the Malei Rachamim (the Memorial Prayer) and the Kaddish.
Can Kaddish be said without a minyan?
If there is a chapel service, one can say Kaddish there if no minyan is anticipated at the cemetery, and the mourners are likely to gain comfort thereby. But at a graveside service that possibility is fore-closed, and some mourners will not act on the advice that they attend services to recite Kaddish.
What do Jews wear to unveiling?
Regarding dress, while formal black attire is not as mandatory as it used to be, dress conservatively; men often wear a coat and tie, and women often wear a dress. Men customarily wear a yarmulke (a skullcap, which will be provided by Sinai).
Why do we have tombstones?
Since gravestones and a plot in a cemetery or churchyard cost money, they are also a symbol of wealth or prominence in a community. Some gravestones were even commissioned and erected to their own memory by people who were still living, as a testament to their wealth and status.
What is a grave memorial?
The stone form of a tombstone (“the term is used synonymously with gravestone and tombstone”) burial monument is typically what we imagine when envisioning a cemetery resting place. Undoubtedly the most common type of burial monument used, the upright headstone is a simple stone placed at the head of the grave.
How deep is a 3 person grave?
A freshly dug double grave required a seven-foot-deep hole. For a triple, it was nine feet. Hard work, especially if there was no room between the headstones to use an excavator.