Jewish Funeral Guide - Remembrance - The Monument
Jewish Funeral Guide :: Remembrance :: The Monument. It is an ancient Jewish custom to erect a Matzeivah / מצבה — gravestone in memory and in honor of the deceased, as we find in the Book of Genesis 35:20: “And Jacob placed a monument upon her grave: that is the monument of Rachel's grave unto this very day / ויצב יעקב …
