Tag: shmirah

• Rizpah, Guardian of the Dead

  Host and creator of Kaddish the Podcast, Ariana Katz tells us the story of Rizpah. Appearing in 2 Samuel, first as a sexual commodity and later, as a fierce advocate for the dignity of her sons. Rizpah is the foremother of shmirah, the Jewish custom of guarding the dead between time of death and time of…

  Death and the Maiden

  12/12/2016

  Guest Post

  Burial, Culture, Deadmaidens, Death Rituals, Jewish Culture, Religion, Rizpah, shmirah, social justice, transgender, Women