Les Proverbes 22:28 Halakha : Sefer Chasidim & Shulchan Arukh, Yoreh De'ah

He who changes time honored customs ¹J. T. Erubin 3:9. such as hymns and poetical insertions that all are accustomed to recite such as “God is unchanging” the poetical insert of the Kalir²This is not the Kalir. It is Samuel the Babylonian. which is the custom to recite, but he recited other poetical selections, he transgresses the injunctions “Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set” (Prov. 22:28) and “Thou shalt not remove thy neighbors landmark, which they of old time have set” (Deut. 19:14).

One may not collect bones from a¹⁶Lit. ‘inside.’ coffin, nor [may one gather the bones] from a¹⁶Lit. ‘inside.’ grave to one¹⁷Lit. ‘this.’ side [in order] to bury therein another corpse, nor for the need of the place.¹⁸N in T.H. on the authority of Sem. Not found in cur. edd. Sem(H). Baraithoth Ebel Rabbathi § II, p. 23 N (ibid.) writes that this is based upon the verse, ‘Remove not the ancient landmarks’ (Prov. XXII, 28), for the grave becomes the possession of the dead person buried therein. however, Sifre, Shofetim s. 188 where the prohibition is derived from, ‘Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour’s landmark which they of old have set etc.’ (Deut. XIX, 14). According to Or Sameaḥ (to Yad, Ebel XIV, 15) the latter verse is sourse of the prohibition. Where it is customary to remove bones, it is done only after decomposition of the flesh, for the purpose of permanent burial. Y.M.K. I, 5(80c); Y.San. VI, 12(23d) and infra par. 4.