Discusses the rewards of following commandments and the consequences of disobedience.
It is a foundational pledge to God, emphasizing love, devotion, and obedience to commandments. Content and Structure of the Shema shema jel gitary
- Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One. Discusses the rewards of following commandments and the
Recited at least twice daily: once in the morning (Shacharit) and once in the evening (Ma'ariv), fulfilling the command to say it "when you lie down and when you rise". the Lord is our God
The full prayer consists of three paragraphs from the Torah:
"Shema" means "Hear" or "Listen," and "Yisrael" means "Israel." It is commonly translated as "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One".