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Praying Shema

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Rabbi Enkin gives a complete “tour” of the holy Shema prayer so get ready for some depth in scripture like you’ve never seen before!

The Torah portion of “Ekev” (Deut. 7:12–11:25) contains a passage from the famous “Shema” prayer. .

Shema is the sacred declaration of our fundamental belief in One God and absolute acceptance of His rule over us.

It’s the first prayer a Jewish child is taught and the last prayer we recite before death.

How many commandments are hidden inside of Shema? Why don’t women have to say it? Are we allowed to recite it anywhere? How many times a day or week is it recited?

To answer these questions and more, Rabbi Enkin gives you a complete “tour” of Shema so get ready for some depth in scripture like you’ve never seen before!


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