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Shema, The: (lit. "hear"); the daily declaration of faith, recited in the morning and evening prayers and before retiring for the night
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Here's an experiment to try the next time you meet someone—it could be an annoying telemarketer over the phone or a neighbor in the local grocery store...
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שמע ישראל הוי׳ אלקינו הוי׳ אחד, זיינען די אתוון רברבין עד דע. דער פירוש איז אַז עס דאַרף זיין דער דע, מען זאָל וויסן דעם עד שבנשמה, וואָס דאַמאָלסט האָט ער אַ השגה אין עצמות הנשמה 108. תו״א ולקו״ת / ליקוטי תורה / פרשה ואתחנו / יב ד והי...
שִׁירָה חֲדָשָׁה שִׁבְּחוּ גְאוּלִיםWith a new song, the redeemed ones praised – The importance of joyously praising G-d in appreciation for His miracles cannot be overemphasized. Our Sages related:Sanhedrin 94a. “The Holy One, blessed be He, sought to ma...
מֹשֶׁה וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ עָנוּ שִׁירָה בְּשִׂמְחָה רַבָּה וְאָמְרוּ כֻלָּםMoses and the Children of Israel sang a song to You with great joy. They all proclaimed – Moses and the Jewish people sang this song together, joining in unity without distinc...
אַתָּה הוּא רִאשׁוֹן וְאַתָּה הוּא אַחֲרוֹןYou are the first and You are the last – G-d in His Essence remains unchanged throughout all the phases of existence. Just as He existed unaffected before Creation, so too does He exist afterwards, without having...
אֱמֶת וְיַצִּיב וְנָכון וְקַיָּםTrue, genuine – This blessing mentions the term Emes, true, eight times: four before the passage beginning Ezras avoseinu, “the Help of our fathers,” and four within that passage. The ZoharZohar, Vol. II, p. 216b-217a. expl...
דַּבֵּר אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם וְעָשׂוּ לָהֶם צִיצִת עַל כַּנְפֵי בִגְדֵיהֶםSpeak to the children of Israel and tell them: Make tzitzis on the fringes of your garments – To explain the mystic dimension of a tallis and its tzitzis: the t...
לְאַהֲבָה אֶת יְיָTo love G-d – This verse does not use the usual Hebrew form of the infinitive for “love,” לאהב, but rather, the term לאהבה which has the implication of generating love. For our fundamental thrust in these prayers is to generate love in t...
וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְיָ אֱלֹהֶיךָYou shall love G-d your Lord – The term ואהבת, VeAhavta, has two meanings. It is both a charge to love G-d and a promise that one will attain such love. How does one fulfill the charge to love G-d? By meditating on His onenes...
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