Its a Jewish tradition to leave stones on the graves of your loved ones.
Flowers will whither and decay, but a stone will stay there pretty much indefinitely.
Its kind of funny, at Jewish cemeteries its often difficult to find random stones lying around since they've all been gathered up and placed at graves. Sometimes you gotta bring your own stone from outside the cemetery.
I hadn't thought about it that way, but I see how you could interpret it that way. It's a bit like a figure-ground puzzle: some people see two people facing each other, and others see a candle stick!
Abstract Menorah sounds like an awesome name for a Heavy Metal Klesmer band.
I wouldn't assume this was a menorah under normal circumstances, but the plethora of stones on the grave makes it clear its a Jewish grave.
Also the fact they found it in a Jewish cemetery.
Why is that?
Its a Jewish tradition to leave stones on the graves of your loved ones.
Flowers will whither and decay, but a stone will stay there pretty much indefinitely.
Its kind of funny, at Jewish cemeteries its often difficult to find random stones lying around since they've all been gathered up and placed at graves. Sometimes you gotta bring your own stone from outside the cemetery.
The one I visit my grandmother at has little bowks around with stones for people to grab.
The stonesadd a layer of context that makes it more recognizable as a jewish grave
It’s a unique way to honor the deceased and reflects the customs well.
I wouldn't assume it was a menorah without a Shamas
The small center part is the shamash/shamas.
My eyes had read the gold as the menorah, not the stone itself.
I hadn't thought about it that way, but I see how you could interpret it that way. It's a bit like a figure-ground puzzle: some people see two people facing each other, and others see a candle stick!
I wouldve call it WiFi stone
looks like the today show logo
A menorah has 9 candles. Not 7.
Menorahs can have 7 candles. Hannukiah, or a Hannukah Menorah, has 9.
I didn't know this! Thank you for explaining
More like a cruel joke from grandma who would never let you sit down in life is keeping it going with this frustration bench