Shemira

Shemira (Hebrew: שמירה, lit. "watching" or "guarding") refers to the Jewish custom of watching over the body of a deceased person from the time of death until burial. Shemira is practiced out of respect for the dead, in that they should not be abandoned prior to their arrival in their new "home" in the ground. This serves as a comfort for the surviving loved ones as well.

Burial is intended to take place in as short an interval of time after death as possible. Displaying of the body prior to burial does not take place.

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