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Shema Yisrael (Shema Israel or Sh'ma Yisrael; Hebrew: שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל, romanized: Šəmaʿ Yīsrāʾēl, “Hear, O Israel”) is a Jewish prayer (known as the Shema) that serves as a centerpiece of the morning and evening Jewish prayer services.
The Shema Seal is an ancient Jasper seal that dates to the 8th century ... He was offered a tiny clay lump stamped with the image of a roaring lion and ancient Hebrew ...
Khirbet Shema [1] is an archaeological site located in Israel at the foot of Mount Meron. It features the ruins of a large Jewish village [ 2 ] of the Roman and Byzantine periods, including the remains of an ancient synagogue and a mausoleum.
A centerpiece of Jewish prayer services which affirms belief and trust in the One God, the Shema is composed of three sections taken from the Torah. Emet Veyatziv: אמת ויציב The only blessing recited following the Shema during Shacharit Emet V'Emunah: אמת ואמונה The first blessing recited following the Shema during Maariv
Berakhot (Hebrew: בְּרָכוֹת, romanized: Brakhot, lit."Blessings") is the first tractate of Seder Zeraim ("Order of Seeds") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud.The tractate discusses the rules of prayers, particularly the Shema and the Amidah, and blessings for various circumstances.
This is because halacha prohibits interrupting between the Shema and this blessing, in order that the phrase אדני אלהיכם אמת (The Lord your God is true), whose first two Hebrew words come from the Shema and whose last word from this blessing, be recited. [3] This practice is already mentioned in the Mishnah (Tamid 5:1). [4]
On Shabbat and Jewish holidays, an alternate version of this blessing is recited. The blessing is ended with the words "Who spreads the shelter of peace upon us, upon all of his people Israel, and Jerusalem." The words "and spread over us the shelter of Your peace", which are normally recited earlier in the paragraph, are repeated before the ...
Zmanim (Hebrew: זְמַנִּים, literally means "times", singular zman) are specific times of the day mentioned in Jewish law. These times appear in various contexts: Shabbat and Jewish holidays begin and end at specific times in the evening, while some rituals must be performed during the day or the night, or during specific hours of the ...