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Category: Translation - Tombstone
Approval Date: 7/7/2021 12:34 PM
Family Surname: Bogolub
Town: Chicago

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These are the gravestones of my great grandfather and great grandmother. Lena was born Malkov. What does the Yiddish/Hebrew say on each stone?

Response

7/7/2021 1:59 PM

Left side:

Here lies

the modest woman, Mrs.

SHAYNA LEAH daughter of Reb Zecharyah

She passed away on Rosh Chodesh of Sivan 5682.

May her soul be bound up in the bond of life.
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'Reb' is an honorific; it does not mean rabbi.

The last letter of her father's name does not appear, but it represented by an apostrophe, indicating that there is a missing letter. This could have been done for lack of space, but also might have been done because the last two letters of his name spell out one of the names of G-d, and there is a tradition to avoid spelling out G-d's name.

'Rosh Chodesh' Sivan means the "head of the month" of Sivan. In this case, it was the first day of the month.
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Right side:

Here lies

A simple and honest man,

Mordechai, son of Reb David

He passed away 25 Adar 5685.

May his soul be bound up in the bond of life.
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He is described as an "ish tam". The word 'tam' has a number of definitions. I prefer the definition 'simple', which is not derogatory, but which indicates that he did not put on airs. Others prefer different definitions, such as 'complete' or 'innocent'.

7/7/2021 6:55 PM

The stone on the right -

Here Lies
A pious/wholesome and upright man...

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