Hebrew
אֵל מֶלֶךְ נֶאֱמָן
Sephardi
Eil Melech ne'eman
English
God, faithful King!
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pp. 102-103
Blessings of the Shema
קריאת שמע וברכותיה
Visible layers
The Shema must be said with intense concentration. In the first paragraph one should accept, with love, the sovereignty of God; in the second, the mitzvot as the will of God. The end of the third paragraph constitutes fulfillment of the mitzva to remember, morning and evening, the exodus from Egypt. See laws 347–356.
When not praying with a minyan, say:
The following verse should be said aloud, while covering the eyes with the right hand:
Hebrew
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, יְהוָה ׀ אֶחָד׃
Sephardi
Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad.
English
Listen, Israel: the LORD is our God, the LORD is One.
Quietly:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד.
Sephardi
Baruch sheim kevod malchuto le'olam va'ed.
English
Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom for ever and all time.
Touch the hand-tefillin at ° and the head-tefillin at °°.
Hebrew
וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל־
מְאֹדֶךָ׃ וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם, עַל־לְבָבֶךָ׃
וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם, בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ,
וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ׃ °וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל־יָדֶךָ °°וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת
בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ׃ וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל־מְזֻזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ׃
מְאֹדֶךָ׃ וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם, עַל־לְבָבֶךָ׃
וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם, בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ,
וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ׃ °וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל־יָדֶךָ °°וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת
בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ׃ וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל־מְזֻזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ׃
Sephardi
Ve'ahavta eit Adonai Elohecha, bechol-levavecha uvechol-nafshecha uvechol-
me'odecha: vehayu hadevarim ha'eileh, asher anochi metzavecha hayom, al-levavecha:
veshinantam levanecha vedibarta bam, beshivtecha beveitecha uvelechtecha vaderech,
uveshochbecha uvkumecha: ukshartam le'ot al-yadecha vehayu letotafot
bein einecha: uchtavtam al-mezuzot beitecha uvish'arecha:
me'odecha: vehayu hadevarim ha'eileh, asher anochi metzavecha hayom, al-levavecha:
veshinantam levanecha vedibarta bam, beshivtecha beveitecha uvelechtecha vaderech,
uveshochbecha uvkumecha: ukshartam le'ot al-yadecha vehayu letotafot
bein einecha: uchtavtam al-mezuzot beitecha uvish'arecha:
English
Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. These words which I command you today shall be on your heart. Teach them repeatedly to your children, speaking of them when you sit at home and when you travel on the way, when you lie down and when you rise. °Bind them as a sign on your hand, and °°they shall be an emblem between your eyes. Write them on the doorposts of your house and gates.
Touch the hand-tefillin at ° and the head-tefillin at °°.
Hebrew
וְהָיָה אִם־שָׁמֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל־מִצְוֹתַי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם
הַיּוֹם, לְאַהֲבָה אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וּלְעָבְדוֹ, בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶם וּבְכָל־
נַפְשְׁכֶם׃ וְנָתַתִּי מְטַר־אַרְצְכֶם בְּעִתּוֹ, יוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ, וְאָסַפְתָּ
דְגָנֶךָ וְתִירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ׃ וְנָתַתִּי עֵשֶׂב בְּשָׂדְךָ לִבְהֶמְתֶּךָ, וְאָכַלְתָּ
וְשָׂבָעְתָּ׃ הִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם פֶּן־יִפְתֶּה לְבַבְכֶם, וְסַרְתֶּם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם
הַיּוֹם, לְאַהֲבָה אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וּלְעָבְדוֹ, בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶם וּבְכָל־
נַפְשְׁכֶם׃ וְנָתַתִּי מְטַר־אַרְצְכֶם בְּעִתּוֹ, יוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ, וְאָסַפְתָּ
דְגָנֶךָ וְתִירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ׃ וְנָתַתִּי עֵשֶׂב בְּשָׂדְךָ לִבְהֶמְתֶּךָ, וְאָכַלְתָּ
וְשָׂבָעְתָּ׃ הִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם פֶּן־יִפְתֶּה לְבַבְכֶם, וְסַרְתֶּם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם
Sephardi
Vehayah im-shamoa tishme'u el-mitzvotai asher anochi metzaveh etchem
hayom, le'ahavah et-Adonai Eloheichem ule'ovdo, bechol-levavchem uvechol-
nafshechem: venatati metar-artzechem be'ito, yoreh umalkosh, ve'asafta
deganecha vetiroshcha veyitzharecha: venatati esev besadcha livhemtecha, ve'achalta
vesavata: hishameru lachem pen-yifteh levavchem, vesartem va'avadtem
hayom, le'ahavah et-Adonai Eloheichem ule'ovdo, bechol-levavchem uvechol-
nafshechem: venatati metar-artzechem be'ito, yoreh umalkosh, ve'asafta
deganecha vetiroshcha veyitzharecha: venatati esev besadcha livhemtecha, ve'achalta
vesavata: hishameru lachem pen-yifteh levavchem, vesartem va'avadtem
English
If you indeed heed My commandments with which I charge you today, to love the LORD your God and worship Him with all your heart and with all your soul, I will give rain in your land in its season, the early and late rain; and you shall gather in your grain, wine and oil. I will give grass in your field for your cattle, and you shall eat and be satisfied. Be careful lest your heart be tempted and