Quiz – Siman 199

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Which of the following are burial customs:

A) To bury the deceased in a wooden coffin

B) To place the deceased on top of a wooden board, and then cover him with dirt

C) To place the deceased directly on the ground, and then cover him with a supported board

D) To place dirt from Eretz Yisrael on the deceased

None

Who may not be buried in one grave?

A) A wife and husband

B) A mother and her baby son

C) A father and baby daughter

D) A mother and her adult daughter

E) A mother and her adult son

F) A father and his adult son

G) A father and his adult daughter

None

How much space should ideally be left between coffins?

A) 4 Tefachim

B) 4 Amos

C) 6 Etzbaos

D) 6 Tefachim

None

How many times should the deceased's bier be rotated?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 7

None

The "tziduk hadin" is recited:

A) Before the burial

B) After the burial

C) Depends on one's custom

D) Machlokes

None

Should one dry his hands after washing them upon exiting a cemetery?

Yes

It depends

Machlokes

None

May one walk upon graves on his way to a certain grave which he would like to visit?

Yes

It depends

Machlokes

None

Why do many people wait 12 months before erecting a gravestone?

A) Because Avimelech did

B) Because gravestones are considered honorable

C) Because the deceased is not forgotten from one's heart until 12 months pass

D) It based on a verse from the Torah

None

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