Must people engaged in delivering a eulogy interrupt to recite Shema when the body is present?
Synopsis
When the body lies before them, eulogizers slip away one by one to recite Shema privately, so as not to embarrass the deceased (lo'eg l'rash). Eulogizers (chazanim) themselves may be exempt even when the body is present.
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