He begged for mercy by saying that he was Jewish. They told him that he needed to prove his Jewishness, and fast. He quickly recited, “Shema Yisrael.” They let him go with a warning that he ...
reading the first line of the Shema, which mandates that Jews internalize the oneness of God, in Hebrew. Schumer then said he would read from Leviticus 19:8. “Don’t take vengeance on or bear a ...
The Shema, declaring the Jewish faith in one God, is an important part of worship in the synagogue. The Amidah prayer consists of a series of blessings: The first three blessings praise God and ...
The United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism announced a global “Shema flash mob” for Monday — a nod to the prayer Hoffman was reciting when she was arrested. In Israel, the Israel ...