Round 5: Tossup 3

The concept of “lo’eg larash” (“lo-EGG la-RAHSH”) or “mocking the poor” is traditionally associated with these places and applies to certain prayers and the act of wearing the tzitzit (“tsee-TSEET”). Ecclesiastes 1:2’s repetition of the word “vanity” prompted the tradition of halting seven times during a procession held at these places. Societies dedicated to maintaining these places may fast on the 7th of Adar (“ah-DAR”) in remembrance of Moses; those “sacred societies” are known as chevra kadisha (“HEV-ruh kuh-DEE-sha”). A practice associated with these places may have originated as a warning to kohanim (“ko-ha-NEEM”) priests to stay away or risk uncleanliness. Cloth is removed from these places during an unveiling ceremony that occurs sometime after shiva (“SHIV-uh”) is observed for a week. For 10 points, name these locations where Jews may lay visitation stones to remember the dead. ■END■ (10[3])

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