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| Â | The Shema |
 | | The Shema is an affirmation of Judaism and a declaration of faith in one God. | | | This section consists of an affirmation of belief in God's unity and in His sovereignty over the world, an unconditional love of God, and a commitment to the study of His teachings. | | | It is said as part of the Shema so that one can declare, "Hashem, your God, is true" ( Adonai eloheichem emet). |
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http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Judaism/shema.html
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| Â | MyJewishLearning.com - Texts: The Shema |
| | Exclusive fidelity to God and God's unity are the two major concepts of the Shema. | | | Three biblical passages work together to create a model for remaining faithful to a belief in God and in God's unity. | | | In the Shema, three passages from the Bible form the theological center of the prayer book. |
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http://www.myjewishlearning.com/texts/liturgical_texts/Overview_Jewish_Prayer_Book/shema_3240.htm
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| Â | Encyclopedia article on Shema Yisrael [EncycloZine] |
| | The reciting of the first verse of the Shema is called the acceptance of the yoke of the kingship of God" ( Mishnah Berachot 2:5). | | | For the prophets and Rabbis, the exodus from Egypt is paradigmatic of Jewish faith that God will redeem them from all forms of foreign domination. | | | The Gospel of Mark 12:29 mentions that Jesus considered the Shema the beginning exhortation of the first of his two greatest commandments: 'And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, "Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord."' ( KJV) |
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http://encyclozine.com/Shema
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| Â | The Time for the Evening Shema' |
| | Second Temple period, the regular prayer service was augmented by the reciting of the Shema' Yisrael prayer (" | | | Tannai'im who lived about the time of the destruction of the | | | Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One |
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http://www.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/EveningShema/01Shema/EveningShemaText.html
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| Â | Shema Yisrael |
| | Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, | | | When the time comes to leave this world, the Jew aspires to have the Shema as the parting words on his lips - a final affirmation of belief, trust, and love of God. |
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http://aish.com/wallcam/The_Shema.asp
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| Â | Congregation Shema Yisrael |
| | And, isn't that what God intended for His Chosen People to be and to do? | | | The New Testament would have much greater impact if more people understood Temple worship, the sacrifices and the priests who offered them! | | | I am thankful for the growth of Congregation Shema Yisrael. |
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http://www.shema.com/
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| Â | The Shema |
| | This is the Jewish prayer most often recited, an affirmation most insistently made by the pious from childhood until death. | | | However, in time of danger or at the point of death, the recitation of the first verse, or even only its first two Hebrew words, Shema Yisroel, have been considered sufficient by the religious teachers of Israel, since in Jewish belief, the intention is what matters most. | | | When he was unsuccessful sharing his visions and divine insights regarding the future of the Jewish people he grew despondent and concerned that perhaps his children (the original children of Israel) were not true to the G-d of Israel. |
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http://www.geocities.com/buddychai/Religion/TheShema.html
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| Â | Translation of Shema |
| | Also, by observing the Torah, the Jewish people bring the heavenly (Kedusha -- holiness) down upon earth and lift up the earth to high heaven (My Prayer). | | | Before saying the Shema in the morning and evening prayers, one must have in mind that he is going to perform the Mitzvos of 1) reciting the Shema and of 2) accepting Hashem as King over us. | | | In the morning, when saying the words, "Vahavi'enu leshalom [Bring us in peace]," in the prayer before the Shema, we gather the four Tzitzis. |
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http://www.shemayisrael.com/shema.htm
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| Â | - Torah.org |
| | MB 10: He should not interrupt at all - He means to say that even for the first verse [he should not interrupt] and even if he is learning on his own. | | | And even if we were to argue that [the Amidah] is words of Torah, nevertheless it has no fixed time from the Torah and it is sufficient to say it once a day [rather than three times, ie. | | | If the time for prayer passed because of the burial then one need not make it up during the following time-period, because at the time of the obligation he was exempt from the requirement, as above at the end of Siman 93, see there in the Mishna Brura. |
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http://www.torah.org/learning/halacha/S106.html
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| Â | Jewish Encyclopedia - Articles of Faith |
| | But this view can be traced to other traditions. | | | 6b the Shema' is declared to be only an epitome of the Decalogue. | | | That in the poetry of the synagogal ritual this thought often dominates is well known. |
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http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/aof.htm
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| Â | Shemayisrael Shulchan Aruch Study Program |
| | It was designed from grounds up to support you in your PERSONAL journey into the depths of Judaism - it doesn't matter if you've been studying Torah since you were born or if you are making your first steps. | | | The Shema Yisrael Torah Network of Israel through its worldwide learning network partner Pirchei Shoshanim is developing a plan with the Chief Rabbinate of Israel which will allow those who desire to take the Israeli Rabbinate Semicha exam to do so in English. | | | The Shema Yisrael Torah Network has created a structure through its learning materials to learn the Shulchan Aruch as described below. |
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http://www.shemayisrael.com/smicha/
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