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Here lies
a man innocent and honest, our teacher the rabbi R’
Yakov [Jacob] son of our teacher the rabbi R’ Arye [Ari]
May God protect and preserve him, Italianer  
from Yaroslavl, on Tuesday 14 Elul 5574 [30 August 1814]
by the abbreviated era
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
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Here lies
surely he is the prominent who followed the righteous path all of his life,
his soul rose to the heavens, the honorable rabbi Yitzchak [Yitschak, Icchok]   
? son of the honorable rabbi Moshe Segel [Segal] of blessed memory died
and was buried on Sunday 5 Av 5563 [24 July 1803]
by the abbreviated era  
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
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You bloomed like a rose, Woe that you were plucked in your prime,
the days of your youth are still thundering, you were collected too fast,
you were the joy and the happiness of your parents and your relatives,
they cannot cry and mourn for you, Feigel daughter of Rehamya Avraham
[Abraham] died with a good reputation at the age of 26 years
on Wednesday 4 Tamuz  5619 [6 July 1859] by the abbreviated era
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
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Here lies
a man innocent and honest who earned his living from the
labor of his hands all of his life and provided to his family with honor, bitter
death took him all of a sudden, surely he is Reb Tzvi [Zvi,Zwi,Cwi]   Hirsh [Hersh]
son of Reb Haim [Chaim] of blessed memory, died on the holy
Sabbath 16 of the month [Saturday 28 July 1866] and was buried on the next day 17 of the month of Menachem Av in the year 5626 by the abbreviated era Translated by (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a ma...
…Reb Moshe Alexander……a trusted community leader in the holy
community of ? …….. died at a young age on 21 Shevat but your soul  
is in paradise [the total value of the Hebrew letters
in the phrase  but your soul is in paradise [ the total sum of the Hebrew letters
אך בעדן נפשך  is 597 for the year 5597 -  27 January 1837] by the abbreviated era 


May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
…Reb Mosh...
Here lies
the honorable rabbi Meir son of Reb Matitya [Matityahu] Kriif  
of blessed memory died 24 First Adar 
5605 [3 March 1845] by the abbreviated era May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
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…on the eve of the Holy Sabbath 9 Iyar 5598 [4 May 1838]
May his/her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net
…on the e...
An acrostic poem spelling the name of the decease Yosef [Joseph]

Here lies.
You worshiped God all of your life, your good name will always be remembered,  
you supported your home with respect, died and his soul was redeemed by the
Lord,  surely he is ? the honorable rabbi Yosef son of Israel [Yisrael]
died  ? Shevat  5630 [Jan/Feb 1870]  by the abbreviated era, May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
An acrostic poe...
Here lies 
a God-fearing man who was charitable at all times and enjoyed
the labor of his hands the honorable rabbi R’ Yechezkel son of
R’ Yakov [Jacob] Prag died with a good reputation at the
age of 72 years on Monday 19 Tishrei [13 October 1862] and was buried on
Wednesday Hoshana Rabbah in the year 5623 like a glowing sky* 
by the abbreviated era 
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)


*The total value of the Hebrew letters in the phraseכזוהר הרקיע
-  like a glowing sky - is 623 for the year 5623
Here lies a G...

...
Here lies R’ Shelomo Zalman son of  Yisrael [Israel] 
Kleiman died on Monday was buried on ………
in the year  5605 by the abbreviated era  
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net
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a modest woman Ms. Rila daughter of the honorable Yakov [Jacob] from ?   
died 24 Tevet 5595 [25 January 1835]  by the abbreviated era
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a mo...
Here lies the woman Haya [Chaya] daughter of the holy rabbi R’ Mordechai
died on the first day of the month of Iyar 5625 [27 April 1865]
by the abbreviated era
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies the w...
An acrostic poem spelling the name of the decease Yehudah [Judah]

Here lies
Yehudah you know your brothers, they will praise and glorify your good deeds,
 if your body is under the lumps of earth your place is in the heavens under the
shadow of your maker, your soul is in the heavens above, surley he is 
a man honest and
just in his good deeds, the honorable rabbi Yehudah Leib Berl, attained the age
of eighty and died old and full of days 27 Tevet 5606
 by the abbreviated era [25 January 1846]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by (smages@comcast.net)
An acrostic poe...
Here lies an honest woman Rosa [Roza] daughter of the
honorary rabbi Zev Wolf slaughterer and examiner
of the holy community of Scheinberg died on the first day of
the month of Iyar 5603 [1 May 1843]
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
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