2007-05-27 15:30:54 · 7 answers · asked by star man 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoul
2007-05-27 15:33:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought perhaps it was a sign of respect, but I've been wrong before. The only time I've ever seen this was at the end of hte movie "Shindler's List" when all the REAL Jews that the REAL Shindler saved visited his grave (he's buried in Israel, I think) and each left a small rock on the tombstone or grave. That's why I thought perhaps as a sign of respect.
2007-05-27 15:41:44 · answer #2 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is traditional to repair any damage to a grave every time you visit. Putting a stone on the tombstone symbolically represents repairing the gravestone.
2007-05-28 08:19:23 · answer #3 · answered by mindtelepathy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really is a mark of appreciate. There aren't any flowers at Jewish funerals and is it no longer a custom to carry them to beautify the grave. only a small stone from the floor to instruct you've been there and to instruct that this man or woman become loved/respected. The more advantageous stones that are there, the more advantageous human beings have visited.
2016-11-28 02:39:20 · answer #4 · answered by bennison 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Visitors leave a stone to let others know they were there and that the grave's not abandoned.
2007-05-27 15:33:21 · answer #5 · answered by Resident Heretic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To keep the dead from crawling from their graves to feast upon the flesh of mortals? just kidding.
2007-05-27 15:35:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told once that they were left there for good luck. I'm not really sure though.
2007-05-27 15:33:04 · answer #7 · answered by mine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋