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  2. 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.

  3. Visitation stones - Wikipedia

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    Visitation stones on Jewish headstones. Marking a grave with stones was customary in Biblical times before the adoption of gravestones. [2] [1] The oldest graves in the Old Cemetery in Safed are piles of rocks with a more prominent rock bearing an inscription. [1] It is not customary in Judaism to leave flowers at a grave after visiting.

  4. 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 ...

  5. El Malei Rachamim - Wikipedia

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    In the Eastern Ashkenazi liturgy, the prayer is usually chanted by a chazzan for the ascension of the souls of the dead on the following occasions: during the funeral; at an unveiling of the tombstone; Yizkor (Remembrance) service on the four of the Jewish festivals, Yom Kippur, Shmini Atzeret, and the last day of Pesach and Shavuot; on the Yahrzeit on a day when there is public reading from ...

  6. The best sympathy gifts people actually want - AOL

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    Flowers make great gifts if you know a funeral or memorial ceremony is taking place quickly, but if it’s not, skip the flowers and opt for a different gift. Arbor Day Foundation Plant a tree in ...

  7. Four species - Wikipedia

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    The Four Species have been depicted in Jewish art since ancient times. These elements surfaced on coins during the First Jewish Revolt (AD 66–70) and the Bar Kochba rebellion (AD 132–136). The Four Species resurfaced in the visual arts of late antiquity , appearing in artistic objects found both in the Land of Israel and diaspora communities.

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