A Field Guide to Visiting a Jewish Cemetery: A Spiritual Journey to the Past, Present and Future
- ISBN-10
- 0976405717
- ISBN-13
- 9780976405719
- Category
- Religion / Judaism / Rituals & Practice
- Pages
- 236
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jewish Cemetery Publishing
- Author
- Joshua L. Segal
Description
A Field Guide to Visiting a Jewish Cemetery clearly offers something missing in Jewish genealogical research: a good book on understanding the ways of Jewish cemeteries and how to interpret the Hebrew inscriptions on tombstones. The fact that tombstone inscriptions are in Hebrew can be a challenge to some researchers. But the material presented in the book is simple enough that it can be understood by those with the most minimal exposure to Hebrew. Yet it is comprehensive enough to be a valuable resource to the most sophisticated Jewish readers. It has a dictionary of Hebrew words found on tombstones but also includes common expressions that appear. The carving of a tombstone can be expensive and sometimes Hebrew expressions are represented in abbreviated form. An appendix shows commonly used abbreviations.
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