Placing Pebbles on the Tombstone
Placing Pebbles on the Tombstone
For those visiting a grave, it is a Jewish custom to place pebbles or grass[1] on the gravestone. This serves as a reminder to your friends and family that you visited your loved one’s grave, as well as a marker for your loved one that you visited their grave.
[1] Be’er Heitev OC 224:8
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