Shemira (Hebrew: שמירה, lit. `watching` or `guarding`) refers to the Jewish religious ritual of watching over the body of a deceased person from the time of death until burial. A male guardian is called a shomer (שומר) and a female guardian is a shomeret (שומרת). Shomrim (שומרים) are people who perform shemira. In Israel sh...
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(Shmee-rah) The watching of remains. To show respect to the departed, the deceased is never left alone until after burial.
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