Memorial masons in Glasgow since 1927, making Jewish headstones with Hebrew and English lettering for families across Scotland.
A Jewish headstone is called a matzevah. We make them to follow the customs, from the wording to the timing of the stone setting, and we check the details with you and your rabbi.
We make headstones in granite with Hebrew and English lettering on the same stone. You can see finished stones at our yard in Bishopbriggs and choose there.
Most Jewish headstones carry the same few elements. We send you a proof first, so the family and your rabbi can check every letter.
The Hebrew name with the father's, or both parents', names, the Hebrew date of death, and the English name and dates alongside.
The abbreviation at the top meaning “here lies”, and the closing line from the blessing “may their soul be bound in the bond of life”.
A Magen David, candles, the hands of a Kohen or the jug of a Levite, where the family wishes, within the cemetery's rules.
The stone setting is usually held within the first year, and many families choose a date near the first yahrzeit. Customs vary, so it is worth asking your rabbi.
We suggest getting in touch three to four months before the date you have in mind. That leaves time to choose the stone, agree the wording, get the cemetery's permission and fit it.
We work at Jewish cemeteries across Glasgow and Scotland, including Glenduffhill, and with each burial society's rules on size, design and wording.
We clean, re-fix and restore older Jewish memorials, at the cemetery or at our yard.
Usually within the first year after the funeral. Many families hold the stone setting close to the first yahrzeit, but customs vary, so it is worth asking your rabbi. Get in touch three to four months beforehand so there is time to design, letter and fit the stone.
Yes. We letter Hebrew and English on the same stone, and we send a proof for the family and rabbi to check before anything is cut.
Yes. Each cemetery and burial society has its own rules on size, design and wording. We check them for you and handle the permit as part of the job.
Call, visit the yard in Bishopbriggs, or send a message. There is no obligation.