The New Jew: A Field Guide

Deut. 11

Hebrew

וְהָיָ֗ה אִם־שָׁמֹ֤עַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶל־מִצְוֺתַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י מְצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם
הַיּ֑וֹם, לְאַהֲבָ֞ה אֶת־יְהֹוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙ וּלְעָבְד֔וֹ, בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֖ם וּבְכָל־
נַפְשְׁכֶֽם: וְנָתַתִּ֧י מְטַר־אַרְצְכֶ֛ם בְּעִתּ֖וֹ, יוֹרֶ֣ה וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁ, וְאָסַפְתָּ֣ דְגָנֶ֔ךָ
וְתִירֹשְׁךָ֖ וְיִצְהָרֶֽךָ: וְנָתַתִּ֛י עֵ֥שֶׂב בְּשָׂדְךָ֖ לִבְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָ, וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ וְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ:
הִשָּׁמְר֣וּ לָכֶ֔ם פֶּן־יִפְתֶּ֖ה לְבַבְכֶ֑ם, וְסַרְתֶּ֗ם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם לָהֶֽם: וְחָרָ֨ה אַף־יְהֹוָ֜ה בָּכֶ֗ם, וְעָצַ֤ר אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙
וְלֹא־יִהְיֶ֣ה מָטָ֔ר, וְהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה לֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן אֶת־יְבוּלָ֑הּ, וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣ם מְהֵרָ֗ה
מֵעַל֙ הָאָ֣רֶץ הַטֹּבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶֽם: וְשַׂמְתֶּם֙ אֶת־דְּבָרַ֣י
אֵ֔לֶּה עַל־לְבַבְכֶ֖ם וְעַֽל־נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם, וּקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨ם אֹתָ֤ם לְאוֹת֙ עַל־יֶדְכֶ֔ם,
וְהָי֥וּ לְטוֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין עֵינֵיכֶֽם: וְלִמַּדְתֶּ֥ם אֹתָ֛ם אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֖ם לְדַבֵּ֣ר בָּ֑ם,
בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ, וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖ וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ: וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם
עַל־מְזוּז֥וֹת בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ: לְמַ֨עַן יִרְבּ֤וּ יְמֵיכֶם֙ וִימֵ֣י בְנֵיכֶ֔ם עַ֚ל
הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֧ע יְהֹוָ֛ה לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם לָתֵ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם, כִּימֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ:

Sephardi

Vehayah im-shamoa tishme'u el-mitzvotai asher anochi metzaveh etchem
hayom, le'ahavah et-Adonai Eloheichem ule'ovdo, bechol-levavchem uvechol-
afshechem: Venatati metar-artzechem be'ito, yoreh umalkosh, ve'asafta deganecha
vetiroshcha veyitzharecha: Venatati esev besadecha livhemtecha, ve'achalta vesavata:
Hishameru lachem pen-yifteh levavchem, vesartem va'avadtem Elohim acherim
vehishtachavitem lahem: Vecharah af-Adonai bachem, ve'atzar et-hashamayim
velo-yihyeh matar, veha'adamah lo titen et-yevulah, va'avadtem meheirah
me'al ha'aretz hatovah asher Adonai notein lachem: Vesamtem et-devarai
eleh al-levavchem ve'al-nafshechem, ukeshartem otam le'ot al-yedchem,
vehayu letotafot bein eineichem: Velimadtem otam et-beneichem ledaber bam,
beshivtecha beveitecha uvelechtecha vaderech, uveshochbecha uvekumecha: Uchtavtam
al-mezuzot beitecha uvish'arecha: Lema'an yirbu yemeichem vimei veneichem al
ha'adamah asher nishba Adonai la'avoteichem latet lahem, kimei hashamayim
al-ha'aretz:

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 you go astray and worship other gods, bowing down to them. Then the LORD’s anger will flare against you and He will close the heavens so that there will be no rain. The land will not yield its crops, and you will perish swiftly from the good land that the LORD is giving you. Therefore, set these, My words, on your heart and soul. Bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be an emblem between your eyes. Teach them 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. Write them on the doorposts of your house and gates, so that you and your children may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your ancestors to give them, for as long as the heavens are above the earth.

Num. 15

Hebrew

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר: דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם, וְעָשׂ֨וּ לָהֶ֥ם צִיצִ֛ת עַל־כַּנְפֵ֥י בִגְדֵיהֶ֖ם לְדֹרֹתָ֑ם, וְנָתְנ֛וּ עַל־
צִיצִ֥ת הַכָּנָ֖ף פְּתִ֥יל תְּכֵֽלֶת: וְהָיָ֣ה לָכֶם֮ לְצִיצִת֒, וּרְאִיתֶ֣ם אֹת֗וֹ
וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺ֣ת יְהֹוָ֔ה וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם, וְלֹֽא־תָת֜וּרוּ אַחֲרֵ֤י
לְבַבְכֶם֙ וְאַחֲרֵ֣י עֵינֵיכֶ֔ם, אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֥ם זֹנִ֖ים אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם: לְמַ֣עַן תִּזְכְּר֔וּ
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺתָ֑י, וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם קְדֹשִׁ֖ים לֵאלֹהֵיכֶֽם: אֲנִ֞י יְהֹוָ֣ה

Sephardi

Vayomer Adonai el-Moshe lemor: Daber el-benei Yisrael ve'amarta
aleihem, ve'asu lahem tzitzit al-kanfei vigdeihem ledorotam, venatenu al-
tzitzit hakanaf petil techelet: Vehayah lachem letzitzit, ure'item oto
uzechartem et-kol-mitzvot Adonai va'asitem otam, velo-taturu acharei
levavchem ve'acharei eineichem, asher-atem zonim achareihem: Lema'an tizkeru
va'asitem et-kol-mitzvotai, vihyitem kedoshim leEloheichem: Ani Adonai

English

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the Israelites and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments for all generations. They shall attach to the tassel at each corner a thread of blue. This shall be your tassel, and you shall see it and remember all of the LORD’s commandments and keep them, not straying after your heart and after your eyes, following your own sinful desires. Thus you will be reminded to keep all My commandments, and be holy to your God. I am the LORD your