“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:”
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one; -- the Shema proper. The declaration of monotheistic faith: the LORD (YHWH) is one (echad, unified, unique). This is the foundational Jewish prayer. The unity of God is the basis for undivided loyalty.
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Priya SharmaNote2mo agoHear, O Israel
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Shema. The most important prayer in Judaism. The declaration that God is one. That God's identity is unified and undivided. This isn't complex theolo...
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Omar HassanNote1mo agoThe Shema - Oneness That Reframes Everything
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. This is the Shema, the central prayer of Jewish life for thousands of years. Everything depends on this foundation: there is one God. Not many. One. ...
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