shma - Pay Attention Israel

by Hebrewletters SL

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shma - Pay Attention Israel

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Hebrewletters SL

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PAY ATTENTION ISRAEL!

SHEMA is from the Hebrew, meaning HEAR, LISTEN (Alcalay, R. The Complete Hebrew English Dictionary. Jerusalem: Massada.. 2660).

SHEMA is the first word of Deuteronomy 6: 4, SHMA which is the closest thing that there is to a Jewish confession of faith (Birnbaum, Philip. 1995. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts. New York: Hebrew Publishing Company. New York: Hebrew Publishing Company. 306).

The Shema sums up the first and second commandments: Hear O Israel, the Lord is One.
The Mishnah is a compendium of Jewish law compiled by Judah ha Nasi at the beginning of this era. In this work the reciting of the Shema morning and evening is discussed as an established custom. The Mishnah refers to the reciting of the SHMA as the acceptance of the yoke of kingdom of heaven (Mishnah Berachot 12:5; Birnbaum, Philip. 1995. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts. New York: Hebrew Publishing Company. 306).

The reciting of the Shema includes three bible passages: Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Deuteronomy 11: 13-21, and Numbers 15: 37-41. It offers praises, reminds us to heed the commandments and teach our children. In fact the verse Deuteronomy 6:7 commands us to teach the commandments. The Hebrew word in sentence is translated as TEACH is shenantam, from shanan meaning TO INCULCATE, TO TEACH, TO REPEAT. This word means also TO SHARPEN, as in to sharpen a sword or an arrow. TO ENGRAVE! It is a powerful word and used to convey the importance of learning. Since Deuteronomy is said to have been promulgated during the reign of Josiah (632-609 B.C.E.), this tradition of study is thousands of years old.

The first person Sh'ma, from the teachings of Rabbi Mitchell Chefitz, author The Seventh Telling , The Thiry-third Hour, The Curse of Blessings and White Fire:
Pay Attention. It is my obligation (to meditate on) Adonai my God, Adonai who is one. Blessed is the Name of Glory, whose kingdom is throughout space and time. I shall love Adonai, my God, with all my heart, with all my life, with all I have, and these words which I am commanded, at this moment, are on my heart. I shall sharpen my children in them. I shall speak of them when I sit in my house, when I walk in the world, when I lie down at night, when I rise in the morning. I shall bind them as a reminder on my arm. They shall be as guideposts between my eyes. I shall mark them on the doorposts where I live and where I do business so that I might remember that I might do all according to Your will, so that I might be holy to my God. You are (after all) Adonai, my God, who brought me out from the tightest of places to relate to me as a God. You are, Adonai, my God. And that's the truth [

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