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  2. Visitation stones - Wikipedia

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    Letters may have been formerly written to the deceased and held down by a stone; the stone would have been left after the paper blew away. [3] The tradition has also been noted outside of Jewish mourning practices; Robert MacFarlane notes the presence of stones placed by mourners in the alcoves of the recesses of resting stones in ancient ...

  3. Yahrzeit candle - Wikipedia

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    Memorial candle that burns up to 26 hours A yahrzeit candle lit in memory of a loved one on the anniversary (the "yahrtzeit") of the death Special yellow Yizkor candle for Yom HaShoah An electrical memorial candle with a Hebrew inscription reading נר זכרון “Ner Zikaron” (light of remembrance) A yahrzeit candle beside a grave, in a box to protect it from the wind A yahrzeit candle on ...

  4. Flowers in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    Shavuot by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim. In many Jewish communities, there is a custom to decorate homes and synagogues with flowers on Shavuot. Some synagogues decorate the bimah with a canopy of flowers and plants reminiscent of a ḥuppah, as the giving of the Torah is metaphorically seen as a marriage between the Torah and the people of Israel.

  5. Jewish cemetery - Wikipedia

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    A Jewish cemetery is generally purchased and supported with communal funds. [1] Placing small stones on graves is a Jewish tradition equivalent to bringing flowers or wreaths to graves. Flowers, spices, and twigs have sometimes been used, but the stone is preferred because in Jewish religion it is perceived specifically as a Jewish custom. [2]

  6. Jewish Community Memory Garden - Wikipedia

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    The Jewish Community Memory Garden is located in Colma, California, USA on the grounds of the Sinai Memorial Chapel Jewish funeral home's Eternal Home Cemetery, one of the few Jewish cemeteries serving the city of San Francisco and the nearby San Francisco Peninsula. [1]

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