Shema Yisrael

At the beginning of the movement, the mezzo soprano soloist sings the text from the "Shema Yisrael," an ancient prayer from Deuteronomy Chapter 6. The Shema Yisrael is considered by many to be the most essential prayer of all of Judaism, and is an affirmation of God's singularity and kingship. It is not only recited daily by traditional observing Jews, but also, according to the My Jewish Learning website "at the climactic moment of the final prayer of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and considered

against the Lord. He recounts their travels in the wild’s after their defeat at the hands of the Amorites and tells them how the Lord was with them. Finally he comes to what is referred to as the Shema in Deuteronomy 6. These verses are called the Shema because of how they start off with the word “Hear”. Shema is the Hebrew word

Introduction Jesus may have had a short time on this earth, but he accomplished a great deal for the Kingdom of God. He performed many miracles, gave many sermons, and even faced his fair share of temptations and trials. One of his most famous lessons was given to a scribe and is now known as “The Greatest Commandment,” which is found in Mark 12:29-31: “29Jesus answered, ‘The first is, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; 30you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and

perspective. While I have read the words Jesus used from Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and Leviticus 19:18 many times in Scripture, I never considered how all His teachings might have stemmed from them. I did not know Jesus had amended the Shema of Judaism because I didn’t know there was a Shema before reading this book, but now knowing this I can more clearly see what Jesus was doing. He was correcting a misunderstanding how some used and understood the Torah. Most paid excellent attention to the letter of the

how they feel,profess their faith and ask for guidance. Inside sacred texts, there may be scriptures which are “considered privileged and normative for a particular tradition”(Sacred Quest. Cunningham). Scriptures such as “The Lord’s Prayer” or the “Shema” follow that definition

Imagine, just for a moment, that you are young Asher Lev, son of Rivkeh and Aryeh Lev, two highly respected members in the Jewish community. Pretend you were born with an extraordinary talent, one which you deem an incredible and intriguing gift, and think of how you would feel if your talent were ridiculed by those who you love and respect the most, because your gift is "foolishness from the other side". Would you throw away every trace of your talent and be the studious child that everyone wants

The Shema The Shema is a Jewish prayer that serves as a daily declaration of faith. Jews recite the Shema twice each day, in the morning and in the evening, as well as on holidays and during Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath. The Shema consists of three excerpts from the Torah, and Jews follow certain rules when reciting it. It begins with a six-word phrase—Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad—which translates as “Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God; the Lord is One.” The phrase “Shema Yisrael” is

“Man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those chambers upright, with the Lord’s Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on his lips.” Viktor E. Frankl witnessed the destruction and death that the gas chambers caused. He saw the faces of the dead, and he couldn’t do anything as their bodies were being thrown away. Gas chambers killed men, women, and children, just because they had a history of Judaism. The gas chambers murdered millions in World

However, regardless of differences, Judaism as a whole shares some common beliefs with Christianity. First century Judaism meets Christianity in their conception of God whom they describe in the quintessential verbal expression of “Shema Yisrael” which means that the God of the Bible is not only unique but also is their God. concurrently, the Jews normally express the physical expression of Judaism in the way they behave in accordance with the Law of Moses. Also, the concept of resurrection

Dr. Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning 'He who has a why to live for can bear any how.' The words of Nietzsche begin to explain Frankl's tone throughout his book. Dr. Frankl uses his experiences in different Nazi concentration camps to explain his discovery of logotherapy. This discovery takes us back to World War II and the extreme suffering that took place in the Nazi concentration camps and outlines a detailed analysis of the prisoners psyche. An experience we gain from the first-hand