CommemorativeStones.com | Honor the Jewish tradition to properly mourn the passing of a loved one http://commemorativestones.com When visiting a Jewish grave it is a tradition to place a small rock on the headstone Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:17:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Jewish Mourning http://commemorativestones.com/jewish-mourning/ http://commemorativestones.com/jewish-mourning/#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:17:51 +0000 admin http://commemorativestones.com/?p=60 I want to order a memorial stone for my brother but no one recalls his Hebrew name. How can I select a Hebrew name for him?

If no one can provide a Hebrew name, and it is possible that none was ever given him, I would suggest one of two approaches:

(1) Select a name based on his first letter – let’s say J. J is equal to Yud in Hebrew. A name like Yonatan (Jonathan) could work.

(2) Select the Hebrew name of a family member who is deceased and had similar name to your brother.

Alternatively, you can always inscribe the stone only with his English name and dates of his life.

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