"Hear O Israel, G‑d is our L-rd, G‑d is One." (Deuteronomy 6:4)

The Shema teaches us that G‑d is One, and that He is everywhere. That's why "One" in Hebrew is Echod - Aleph, Ches, Daled. Aleph - is 1: The One G‑d of the world, Who gives all things life, in every place, and all the time. Ches - is 8: The 7 heavens and the earth. Daled - is 4: The four far-flung corners of the world.

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SHEMA YISROEL, AD-DO-NOI ELO-HAI-NOO, AH-DO-NOI ECHOD

שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל ה' אֶלֹקֵינוּ ה' אֶחָד

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