Shomrim

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

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