Why do Jews put rocks on dead people?

>>1471749

I don't think it's ever been definitevely traced back to a single origin. It's definitely not in the torah anywhere, it's some sort of custom that gained widespread acceptance. I've heard a number of theories, but no real support for any of them, including obvious marker so the priest caste could stay away (they're not supposed to go near dead bodies), remembrance for the Temple that got sacked, or that it's a more permanent grave marker than flowers, or that placing flowers is the custom of non-Jews, so Jews should do something different.

Take your pick, I guess.

>>1471749
Because God commanded them to stone the wicked, but he didn't say they had to be stoned before they were dead, so this is how they get around it.

>>1471780
Solid post

They're too cheap to buy flowers.

>>1471938
kek