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	Shema Yisrael - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shema Yisrael (or Sh'ma Yisroel or just Shema) (Hebrew: שמע ישראל; "Hear, [O] Israel") are the first two words of a section of the Torah (Hebrew Bible) that is used as a centerpiece of all morning and evening Jewish prayer services and closely echoes the monotheistic message of Judaism.
		The term "Shema" is used by extension to the whole part of the daily prayers that commences with Shema Yisrael and comprises Deuteronomy 6:4-9, 11:13-21, and Numbers 15:37-41.
		Shema is one of the sentences that are quoted in the New Testament.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shema_Yisrael (1330 words)

	Shema Yisrael Torah Network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Shema Yisrael Torah Network is a group of (mainly English) websites dedicated to spread Jewish thought, halakha (Jewish law) and other material through the World Wide Web, Email and written material.
		Shema Yisrael offers distance-learning classes in a variety of topics in halakha ranging from introductory level classes to advanced classes to aid in preparation for semicha examinations.
		For example, Shema Yisrael's Kosher Kitchen class has reached thousands of Jews around the world and taught them the halakha of keeping a kosher kitchen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shema_Yisrael_Torah_Network (210 words)

	The Shema
		The tefilla Shema Yisrael can be likened to a "Declaration of Dependence" to the Creator of the universe.
		"Shema Yisrael" became the prayer of choice for dieing martyrs who died in the name of the G-d.
		The opening word - Shema is written in the Torah with a large Ayin and the last word of the phrase Echad shows a large Dalet.
	www.geocities.com /buddychai/Religion/TheShema.html (1550 words)

	Shema Yisrael - Site Entry
		Shema Yisrael - the first two words which Moshe, at God's explicit command, used to call Am Yisrael to a recognition of, a knowledge of and a response to the God of their fathers.
		To view the Shema as merely a communal slogan which stirs the emotions, of historic interest but devoid of contemporary, personal meaning is evidence that you have not heard.
		To view the Shema as a call to hear Moshe Rabeinu is closer to the truth, but is still not the truth.
	members.aol.com /shemayisra/site_entry.html (282 words)

	Jewish Prayer and Ritual
		The Shema is recited twice daily, once in the morning and once in the night.
		out our generations of national and communal life, the Shema Yisrael was chosen to be the one last utterance on the lips of the many martyrs that were tortured and killed because of their simple and basic belief in the one G-d, the G-d of Israel.
		Shema is recited prior to the standing silent prayer known as the "Amida" (standing prayer) or "Shmona Esrai" (eighteen benediction prayer).
	www.jewishmag.co.il /49mag/shema/shema.htm (917 words)

	Shema Yisrael ~ The Open Synagogue
		The Shema Yisrael mission is to be a synagogue embracing all that is Jewish.
		Shema Yisrael is also committed to fostering cooperative efforts to bring together Atlanta Jewry through a wide range of educational, social, and cultural experiences.
		Shema Yisrael believes that American Jewry is on the brink of an exciting era.
	www.shemaweb.org (393 words)

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		They responded by declaring, "Shema Yisrael, Hashem Elokanyu, Hashem Echad!" (Devarim Rabbah 2:35) This was deeply healing to Yakov, as he realized that he had taught his children so well that they totally embodied his teachings, and had fully integrated Hashem's Oneness into their consciousness.
		Yakov realized that they would be able to lead the Jewish people with the strength of their emuna shelema (total faith), and thus he experienced a great healing of the suffering of his life, and was able to die peacefully, having achieved a level of spiritual development equal to the angels.
		The main function of the Shema, according to the Ramchal, is the annihilation evil and negativity.
	www.berotbatayin.org /shema.htm (4805 words)

	The Shema
		The obligation to recite the Shema is separate from the obligation to pray and a Jew is obligated to say Shema in the morning and at night (Deut.
		The first line of the Shema, "Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One" (Shema Yisrael Adonai eloheinu Adonai ehad) (Deuteronomy 6:4) is repeated throughout the prayer services.
		In the third paragraph of the Shema, when the word "tzitzit" is said three times and when the word "emet" is said at the end, it is customary to kiss the fringes as a sign of affection for the commandments.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Judaism/shema.html (1253 words)

	Shema Yisrael - Mile Chai Jewish Books and Judaica
		The chapters of the Shema contain principles of belief and lessons for everyday life, because Judaism does not differentiate between faith and action.
		The Shema calls upon us not only to believe, but to live our faith throughout the day, to teach it to our children, and to maintain the integrity of our tradition.
		A study of these chapters as understood by the great minds of the Jewish past is an education in what it means to be a Jew, to think as a Jew, to live as a Jew.
	www.milechai.com /artscroll/SHEH.html (299 words)

	Judaism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As YHWH himself was originally a war God ("YHWH of the hosts"), the worship of fertility gods such as Baal (or the Baalim) was attractive once the Israelites had settled down.
		Another key prayer in many services is the declaration of faith, the Shema which is recited at shacharit and maariv.
		The shema states, "Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad," or "Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One." Most of the prayers in a traditional Jewish service can be said in solitary prayer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Judaism (9421 words)

	Shema, Hear O Israel the Lord your God is One
		is recited aloud, simultaneously by the hazzan and the congregation, which responds with the rabbinically instituted "Baruch Shem" in silence before continuing the rest of Shema.
		The Shema was the battle-cry of the priest in calling Israel
		Often, the last letter of the first and last words of the Shema verse are written in larger print in the siddur.
	www.milechai.com /judaism/shema.html (885 words)

	Shema Yisrael
		Shema Yisrael -- "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One" -- is perhaps the most famous of all Jewish sayings.
		The Shema is a declaration of faith, a pledge of allegiance to One God.
		Shema is contained in the mezuzah we affix to the doorpost of our home, and in the tefillin that we bind to our arm and head.
	www.aish.com /literacy/mitzvahs/Shema_Yisrael.asp (2586 words)

	Shema Pendant - 800-830-8660
		The Shema is an affirmation of Judaism and a declaration of faith in one God.
		With the Shema on their lips, Jews accepted martyrdom at the Inquisitor's stake and in the Nazi gas chambers.
		His sons reassured him immediately and cried out, "Shema Yisrael." We are commanded to say the Shema twice each day: once in the morning and again in the evening.
	www.judaicacards.com /shema-pendant.html (264 words)

	Shema Yisrael - Shema Yisrael
		Part of that hearing is to acknowledge the original text of the Shema and its original - its authentic - meaning.
		The purpose of the Shema is to bring the people of Israel throughout the generations to a knowledge of God - a knowledge so intimate that it permeates every part of our being.
		That sad substitution is due to a failure of past generations to pass on to their children the authentic meaning of the Shema.
	members.aol.com /shemayisra/shema_yisrael.html (355 words)

	- Torah.org
		In fact, however, when the rabbis established the requirement to recite the third paragraph as part of the reading of the Shema (because it mentions the Exodus from Egypt), they decreed that it too must be recited in the proper order of the verses.
		If he does not recall having read the verses "Shema Yisrael..." and "Baruch Shem..." with proper intent, then even without this law he must return to the beginning of the entire paragraph (i.e., "Shema Yisrael..."), because not saying "Shema Yisrael" with the proper intent is like not saying it at all.
		If one became confused between paragraphs of the Shema, meaning that he knows that he has just finished a paragraph, (8) but does not recall whether it was the first or second one, then he must assume that he is finishing the first paragraph and continue with the second.
	www.torah.org /learning/halacha/S64.html (1449 words)

	The Shema
		THE SHEMA is the central prayer in the Jewish prayerbook (Siddur) and is often the first section of Scripture that a Jewish child learns.
		Special emphasis is given to the first six Hebrew words of this passage (Shema Yisrael, Adonai eloheinu, Adonai echad) and a six-word response is said in an undertone (barukh shem kevod malkhuto le'olam va'ed).
		The two letters Ayin and Dalet are enlarged in the first sentence of the Shema.
	www.hebrew4christians.com /Scripture/Torah/The_Shema/the_shema.html (406 words)

	SHEMA YISRAEL NOW PROJECT - UNITING ALL JEWISH PEOPLE
		Saying the age old Shema Yisrael prayer - a simple, six word sentence - with devotion and sincerity is a wonderful way for us to unite and help all peace loving people in the world at this unprecedented time in history.
		We recite Shema when: preparing to read the Torah on Sabbaths and festivals; at the end of the holiest day of Yom Kippur when we reach the level of angels; at the end of our lives when our souls leave this earth.
		Shema is contained in all of the mezuzahs affixed to the door posts of our homes.
	www.skokiekollel.org /shema (573 words)

	D'var Tefilot (Words about Prayers): Shema
		The Shema is the formal statement of Jewish faith and is actually not a prayer.
		The Shema is actually a sequence of prayers that form the outstanding prayer in Judaism.
		At the heart is the statement of the Shema itself is the classic statement of the Jewish doctrine of the unity of God.
	home.att.net /~saulcarliner/shema.htm (599 words)

	Remembering "Shema Yisrael"
		In the pantheon of horrors that will be remembered for all time, there is a place reserved for those terrorists and their handlers in the east of hell, together with their Nazi predecessors.
		"Shema Yisrael" is heard, blood flows into blood, and we here in the Land of Israel will continue to raise a generation with a healthy soul and with faith, a generation that can eat a slice of pizza without fear.
		Everytime I say the Shema, every day for the rest of my life, I will not be able to forget what you witnessed and heard- I can almost hear that Father's voice myself.
	aish.com /jewishissues/israeldiary/Remembering_-Shema_Yisrael-.asp (1170 words)

	Congregation Shema Yisrael - Search
		Congregation Shema Yisrael has moved to a new facility in Bloomfield Hills.
		To register, make your check payable to "Congregation Shema Yisrael" and indicate that it is for the Hebrew class.
		The comments are property of their posters, all the rest are Copyright ©2003 by Congregation Shema Yisrael, Southfield, Michigan.
	www.shema.com (393 words)

	Shema
		Hillel took a more pragmatic approach: The Shema should be said sitting or standing, depending what you are doing when the time for its recital comes.
		It became customary for congregations as a whole to stand for the Shema in Eretz Yisrael, while outside Israel (in Babylonia, for example), the custom was to remain seated.
		The Jewish response to the Karaites was that all biblical passages are of equal importance.
	www.bethyeshurun.org /shema.htm (795 words)

	Quia - Class Page - LESSON 4: TEFILLAH - THE SHEMA
		The Shema is the oldest prayer that Jews say.
		Jewish children like to say the Shema at night before they go to sleep.
		Then the Shema is said in a quiet, clear voice.
	www.quia.com /pages/t4l42003k2.html (314 words)

	shema - pb14
		The SHEMA sums up the first and second commandments: Hear O Israel, the Lord [YUD HEY VAV HEY] is our God, the Lord [YUD HEY VAV HEY] is One.
		The reciting of the SHEMA includes three bible passages – Deuteronomy 6: 4-9, Deuteronomy 11: 13-21 and Numbers 15: 37-41.
		Since Deuternonnomy 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.
	www.hebrewletters.com /item.cfm?itemid=950 (501 words)

	Shema
		Hear, O Yisrael: Hashem is our G-d, Hashem, the One and Only.
		I will provide grass in your field for your cattle and you will eat and be satisfied.
		A declaration of faith, "Hear, O Yisrael (Shema' Yisrael) Hashem is our G-d, Hashem is One," read twice every day, in the morning at Shacharit and in the evening at Arvit.
	www.headcoverings-by-devorah.com /Shema.html (292 words)

	Tefillah Tips - Rabbi Ephraim Epstein - OU.ORG
		The Torah prescribes for us a daily double dosage of Kriat Shema — the recitation of the prayer - “Shema Yisrael”- “Hear Oh Israel”.
		Rav Avigdor Miller zt”l points out that the word Shema-to Hear is the word that was used at the moment of the original acceptance of G-d and His Torah at Sinai when the Jewish people cried out “Naaseh Veni
		In addition to other reasons this is why Jews say Shema every night before going to sleep — sleep is considered in Jewish thought tantamount to death which is one of the reasons why we wash our hands (Neygal Vasser) when we rise in the morning.
	www.ou.org /torah/tefillah/5762/042602.htm (492 words)

	Parshat Va'etchanan 5765 - OU Torah Insights Project
		The reason for requiring the individual to join the community in keriat Shema is “so that he should not appear as though he does not want to accept the yoke of Heaven with his comrades.”
		In other words, when we are outside of Eretz Yisrael, we end up buying into the values of the host society and inflict spiritual damage to ourselves and families in ways of which we may not even be aware.
		Of course, being in Eretz Yisrael doesn’t guarantee immunization against the galut mentality and it’s unfortunately true that modern Israel has imported many of the worst aspects of Western culture.
	www.ou.org /torah/ti/5765/vaetchanan65.htm (1106 words)

	Shema Yisrael ~ The Open Synagogue : Childrens Education
		Shema Yisrael ~ The Open Synagogue : Childrens Education
		For children who are preparing for a Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah, Shema Yisrael offers instruction without charge.
		The program concludes with a Shabbat worship service with the family of the Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah.
	www.shemaweb.org /childrens.htm (56 words)

	Judaism.com - Shema Yisrael The 3 portions of the Shema with commentary By: Meir Zlotowitz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Judaism.com - Shema Yisrael The 3 portions of the Shema with commentary By: Meir Zlotowitz
		An in-depth look at the halachos that are incumbent upon a Kohen -- from theory to practical applications.
		The 3 portions of the Shema with commentary
	www.judaism.com /display.asp?etn=DHBED (361 words)

	Congregation Shema Yisrael (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Messiah Yeshua for the sake of you Gentiles.
		Have you ever seen, either on television or in real life a situation where some guy threw caution to the wind and rushed into a dangerous situation and came out a hero, or else someone who took a huge financial risk and came out a multimillionaire?
		The Torah portion for this Shabbat is called Nasso from the verb meaning “to lift, to take or to carry (can have the connotation also of weights in scales)”.
	www.shema.com /modules.php?name=News&new_topic=17 (511 words)

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