How is an unveiling ceremony conducted?
The immediate family should arrive at the gravesite well before the others arrive. They can then be sure that the unveiling cloth covers the monument. (Sinai Memorials will provide the unveiling cloth.) The family and friends gather around the grave. The Rabbi begins with recitations from the book of Psalms and appropriate prayers, followed by words of eulogy usually spoken by the Rabbi or sometimes by family members. The traditional Memorial Prayer (the “Moleh”) is recited, followed by the Kaddish. The Rabbi will direct the family when to remove the covering from the monument.
