{"id":17767,"date":"2026-05-14T21:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=17767"},"modified":"2026-05-14T21:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:21:10","slug":"placing-a-hand-on-a-grave","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/en\/faq\/placing-a-hand-on-a-grave\/","title":{"rendered":"Placing a Hand on a Grave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have not seen a source for this. 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