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Shomrim

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Shomrim or Shmira are Hebrew words meaning "watchers", "guards" and "protection", and may refer to:

  • Shmira / Shomrim, Orthodox Jewish civilian volunteer patrols
  • Shomrim Society, fraternal organization of Jewish police officers
  • Shomer, a custodian in Jewish law, singular of shomrim
  • Shemira, the Jewish custom of watching over a dead body before burial; watchers are known as shomrim
  • Hashomer (Hebrew: השומר, "The Watchman"), a Jewish defense organization in Palestine
  • Hashomer Hatzair youth movement