Exclusive! Why Do They Put Rocks On Top Of Tombstones
The stones found on Jewish grave markers signify that someone came to visit the grave and is intended as a sign of respect and honor for the deceased. According to Rabbi Tom Louchheim the custom of putting rocks on gravestones may have originated as a way to participate in building the gravestone since in ancient times graves were usually marked with a cairn rather than a headstone as we do today. Open Bible Curved Pages Large Headstone Headstones Grave Headstones Grave Monuments Jews used to mark graves with a heap of stones so that nobody should step on top of a grave. Why do they put rocks on top of tombstones . It has long been a tradition among Jews for example to leave a small stone or pebble atop a headstone just to show that someone who cared had stopped by. Stones last longer physically than flowers. Perhaps the most profound possible origin of the custom of placing pebbles stones and small rocks on Jewish graves involves the fact that flowers plants foodstuffs and other o...