When one speaks of
Shema, one speaks of life--not by way of grandeur--but rather in reference to a series of small unpretentious acts that tie an individual to Judaism and humanity writ large.
At the source of Jewish religious integrity there is the word
Shema ("Listen"), which epitomizes worship.
so when the service calls for them to sing the
ShemaThe world of the Old Testament, the Pope notes, presents us "with a new image of God." As the people of Israel progress and distinguish themselves more and more from the surrounding pagan cultures, "the content of Israel's fundamental prayer, the
Shema became increasingly clear and unequivocal: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord'" (Dt.
Camera (color, DV), Ron Katzenelson; editor; Era Lapid; music, Jonathan Bar-Giora; sound, Ilan Rosenberg, Dror Man Zura, Avisar Aga; sound designers, Sharon
Shema, Barak Shalit; line producer, Sigal Landesberg; associate produce, Sigal Rosh.
My Psalm ends with the Jewish "
Shema" prayer, which states: "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal your God, the Eternal is One."
For nearly three decades, Jim
Shema of Hebron, Indiana, has operated Jim
Shema's Outdoor Sports in Merrillville.
Then he pronounces the
Shema, a goyim uttering the sacred confession of God's ancient people.
"He's in great form at the moment," said Weld, "and I am aiming him for the
Shema Classic over a mile-and-a-half on the turf in Dubai.
By Joel Scambray and Mike
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In an article entitled "The Engendered
Shema: Sarah-Echoes in the Name of Israel" (Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought, Summer, 2000), Elizabeth Wyner Mark presented arguments in support of the hypothesis that the name Israel is linked to the name Sarah.
A survivor tells the story of a group of Jews who just as they are about to be deported to the camps burst into singing the prayer "
Shema Yisroel." Schoenberg wrote it in 1947, having apparently heard the tale from an actual Warsaw survivor.
A son of Barathea, owned by Sara Warren, Amanda Hubbard and Fiona Hills, Dangerous Fortune faces six rivals in the Carbine Club of London Maiden Stakes, having had quite a break since his debut fifth to Miss
Shema at Kempton in May.
"Hear, O Israel," cries the
shema in Deuteronomy, "the Lord is our God, the Lord alone." That's monotheism.
