https://www.jpost.com/opinion/putting-the-me-in-meilitz-yosher-opinion-679373
Many hespedim conclude with the supposedly comforting prayer: “May they be a meilitz yosher for their family.” Meaning, may they be an ambassador of righteousness, a faithful advocate and defender of the living before God in the highest court. That’s a whole lot of pressure to place on the recently deceased.
Looking for source for this common practise
No idea but we say it at the end of every tahara after closing the coffin.
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