Hello,
One may not benefit from a headstones which has been used with a grave. Therefore, headstones which have been replaced should be buried in a spot from which they will not be mistakenly taken and used.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Yoreh Deah 1:245)
Have a good day,
Mordechai
Showing posts with label Burial: Headstone (matzeivah). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burial: Headstone (matzeivah). Show all posts
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Recycling a headstone
Hi,
[One may not benefit from a grave and its attachments; therefore, one may not benefit from a headstone.]
When replacing an old headstone with a new one, one may use the old stone for the grave of a needy person; this is not considered inappropriate benefit from the headstone. However, the people involved should take care not to benefit from this stone, such as if the person carving the letters would charge for the stone itself.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Yoreh Deah 1:228)
Have a good day,
Mordechai
[One may not benefit from a grave and its attachments; therefore, one may not benefit from a headstone.]
When replacing an old headstone with a new one, one may use the old stone for the grave of a needy person; this is not considered inappropriate benefit from the headstone. However, the people involved should take care not to benefit from this stone, such as if the person carving the letters would charge for the stone itself.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Yoreh Deah 1:228)
Have a good day,
Mordechai
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Changing the wording on a headstone
Hi,
Where a headstone has become weathered and a new engraving is needed, the child of the person buried there is not allowed to reduce the praises that had been written there beforehand; this is a function of the mitzvah of honouring one's parents. However, one may condense the praises without losing their meaning.
Other relatives are permitted to reduce the praises in order to save money, but they ought to examine whether it would be better to leave the original, weathered headstone in place, with its greater praise.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Yoreh Deah 1:228)
Have a good day,
Mordechai
Where a headstone has become weathered and a new engraving is needed, the child of the person buried there is not allowed to reduce the praises that had been written there beforehand; this is a function of the mitzvah of honouring one's parents. However, one may condense the praises without losing their meaning.
Other relatives are permitted to reduce the praises in order to save money, but they ought to examine whether it would be better to leave the original, weathered headstone in place, with its greater praise.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Yoreh Deah 1:228)
Have a good day,
Mordechai
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