The Shema
The Shema
When prayers are not said with a minyan, say:
God , faithful King!
Cover the eyes with the right hand while saying the following verse:
Deuteronomy 6:4–9
Listen, Israel: the Lord is our G od ,
the Lord is One.
Quietly:
Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever.
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.
Deuteronomy 11:13–21
If you indeed heed My commandments with which I charge you today, to love the
L ord 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 wor-
ship 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 L ord swore to your
ancestors to give them, for as long as the heavens are above the earth.
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‫שמע‬
Cover the eyes with the right hand while saying the following verse:
‫ ד–ט‬:‫דברים ו‬
:‫ׁ ְש ַ ֖מע יִ שְׂ ָר ֵא֑ל יהו֥ ה ֱאל ֵֹה֖ינ ּו יהו֥ ה ׀ ֶא ָ ֽחד‬
Quietly:
.‫ָ ּברו ְּך ׁ ֵשם ְּכבוֹ ד ַמלְ כוּתוֹ לְ עוֹ לָ ם וָ ֶעד‬
‫ וְ ָהי֞ ּו‬:‫ל־מא ֶ ֹֽד‬ ְ ָָ‫ ו ְּבכ‬֖ ‫ ו ְּבכָָ ל־נַ ְפ ׁ ְְש‬֥ ‫ ְ ּבכָָ ל־לְ ָב ְְֽב‬‫וְ ָ ֣א ַה ְב ָּ֔ת ֵ ֖את יהו֣ ה ֱאל ֶֹה֑י‬
‫ וְ ִד ַ ּב ְר ָּ ֖ת‬‫ וְ ׁ ִש ַּננְ ָּ ֣תם לְ ָב ֶ֔ני‬:ֽ‫ ַה ֖ ּיוֹ ם ַעל־לְ ָב ֶב‬֛ ‫ַהדְְּ ָב ִ ֣רים ָה ֵ֗א ּ ֶלה ֲא ׁ ֶ֨שר ָ ֽאנֹכִ ֧י ְמ ַצ ְְּו‬
‫ ו ְּק ׁ ַש ְר ָּ ֥תם לְ ֖אוֹ ת ַעל־‬:‫ ו ְּבקו ֶ ּֽמ‬֖ ‫ ּֽו ְְב ׁ ָָשכְ ְְ ּב‬‫ ַבדֶּ ֔ ֶר‬֣ ‫ ו ְּבלֶ כְ ְְּת‬֙ ‫ית‬ ֶ֨ ‫ ְ ּב ֵב‬֤ ‫ָ ּב֑ם ְ ּב ׁ ִש ְב ְְּת‬
:‫ ו ִּב ׁ ְש ָע ֶ ֽרי‬‫ית‬ ֖ ֶ ‫ל־מזֻ ז֥ וֹ ת ֵ ּב‬
ְ ‫ וּכְ ַת ְב ָּ ֛תם ַע‬:‫ וְ ָהי֥ ּו לְ ֽט ָֹט ֖פֹת ֵ ּב֥ין ֵעינֶ ֽי‬‫יָ ֶ ֑ד‬
‫ יג–כא‬:‫דברים יא‬
‫שר ָ ֽאנֹכִ ֛י ְמ ַצ ֶּו֥ה ֶא ְתכֶ ֖ם ַה ֑ ּיוֹ ם‬ ֧ ֶ ׁ ‫ל־מ ְצו ַׁ֔תי ֲא‬ ִ ‫ם־ש ֤מ ַֹע ִּת ׁ ְש ְְמע ּ֙ו ֶא‬ ָ ׁ ‫וְ ָה ָ֗יה ִא‬
‫ וְ נָ ַֽת ִּ ֧תי‬:‫לְ ַ ֽא ֲה ָ֞בה ֶאת־יהו֤ ה ֱא ֹֽל ֵהיכֶ ֙ם וּלְ ָָע ְב ֔דוֹ ְ ּבכָָ ל־לְ ַב ְבכֶ ֖ם ו ְּבכָָ ל־נַ ְפ ׁ ְְשכֶ ֽם‬
‫ וְ נָ ַֽת ִּ ֛תי‬:‫ וְ יִ ְצ ָה ֶ ֽר‬֥ ‫ וְ ִת ֽיר ׁ ְְֹש‬‫ר־א ְר ְְצכֶ ֛ם ְ ּב ִע ּ֖תוֹ יוֹ ֶ ֣רה ו ַּמלְ ֑קוֹ ׁש וְ ָ ֽא ַס ְפ ָּ ֣ת ְדגָ ֶ֔נ‬ ַ ‫ְמ ַ ֽט‬
‫ש ְְמ ֣ר ּו לָ ֶ֔כם ּ ֶפן־יִ ְפ ֶּ ֖תה לְ ַב ְבכֶ ֑ם‬ ֽ ָ ּׁ ‫ ִה‬:‫ וְ ָ ֽאכַ לְ ָּ ֖ת וְ שָׂ ָב ְֽע ָּת‬‫ לִ ְב ֶה ְמ ֶּ ֑ת‬֖ ‫ֵ ֥עשֶׂ ב ְ ּבשָׂ ֽ ְְד‬
‫ וְ ָח ָ ֨רה ַאף־יהו֜ ה ָ ּב ֶ֗כם‬:‫יתם לָ ֶ ֽהם‬ ֖ ֶ ִ‫וְ ַס ְר ֶּ֗תם וַ ֲֽע ַב ְד ֶּת ֙ם ֱאל ִ ֹ֣הים ֲא ֵח ִ ֔רים וְ ִה ׁ ְש ַּ ֽת ֲחו‬
‫ֹא־י ְֽהיֶ ֣ה ָמ ָ֔טר וְ ָה ֲ֣א ָד ָ֔מה ֹ֥לא ִת ֵּ ֖תן ֶאת־יְ בוּלָ ּ֑ה וַ ֲֽא ַב ְד ֶּ ֣תם‬ ִ ‫ת־ה ּׁ ָש ַ֨מיִ ֙ם וְ ל‬
ַ ‫וְ ָעצַ ֤ר ֶא‬
‫ וְ שַׂ ְמ ֶּת ֙ם ֶאת־דְּ ָב ַ ֣רי ֵ֔א ּ ֶלה‬:‫שר יהו֖ ה נ ֵ ֹ֥תן לָ כֶ ֽם‬ ֥ ֶ ׁ ‫ְמ ֵה ָ ֗רה ֵמ ַעל ֙ ָה ָ ֣א ֶרץ ַה ּט ָֹ֔בה ֲא‬
‫ַעל־לְ ַב ְבכֶ ֖ם וְ ַ ֽעל־נַ ְפ ׁ ְְשכֶ ֑ם ו ְּק ׁ ַש ְר ֶּ֨תם א ָ ֹ֤תם לְ אוֹ ֙ת ַעל־יֶ ְד ֶ֔כם וְ ָהי֥ ּו לְ ֽטוֹ ָט ֖פֹת‬
֣ ‫ ו ְּבלֶ כְ ְְּת‬֙ ‫ית‬ ֶ֨ ‫ ְ ּב ֵב‬֤ ‫ת־בנֵ יכֶ ֖ם לְ ַד ֵ ּב֣ר ָ ּב֑ם ְ ּב ׁ ִש ְב ְְּת‬ ּ ְ ‫ וְ לִ ַּמ ְד ֶּ ֥תם א ָ ֹ֛תם ֶא‬:‫ֵ ּב֥ין ֵ ֽעינֵ יכֶ ֽם‬
‫ לְ ַ֨מ ַען יִ ְר ֤ ּב ּו‬:‫ ו ִּב ׁ ְש ָע ֶ ֽרי‬‫ית‬ ֖ ֶ ‫ל־מזוּז֥ וֹ ת ֵ ּב‬ ְ ‫ וּכְ ַת ְב ָּ ֛תם ַע‬:‫ ו ְּבקו ֶ ּֽמ‬֖ ‫ ּֽו ְְב ׁ ָָשכְ ְְ ּב‬‫ַבדֶּ ֔ ֶר‬
‫יכם ַ֚על ָ ֽה ֲא ָד ָ֔מה ֲא ׁ ֶ֨שר נִ ׁ ְש ַ ּב֧ע יהו֛ ה לַ ֲֽא ֽב ֵֹתיכֶ ֖ם לָ ֵ ֣תת לָ ֶה֑ם‬ ֶ֔ ֵ‫ימי ְבנ‬֣ ֵ ִ‫יְ ֵמיכֶ ֙ם ו‬
:‫ל־ה ָ ֽא ֶרץ‬ָ ‫ימי ַה ּׁ ָש ַ ֖מיִ ם ַע‬ ֥ ֵ ‫ִּכ‬
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 Transfer the tzitziot to the right hand, kissing them at °. Transfer the tzitziot to the right hand, kissing them at °.

Numbers 15:37–41 ‫ לז–מא‬:‫במדבר טו‬

‫ רֶמאֹּֽי ַו‬The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the Israelites and tell them to ‫ל־בנֵ ֤י יִ שְׂ ָר ֵאל ֙ וְ ָ ֽא ַמ ְר ָּ ֣ת ֲאלֵ ֶ֔הם וְ ָע ֨שׂ ּו‬
ּ ְ ‫ דַּ ֵּ֞בר ֶא‬:‫אמֹר‬ ֽ ‫ֹשה ּ ֵל‬ ֥ ֶ ׁ ‫ֹאמר יהו֖ ה ֶאל־מ‬ ֶ ‫וַ ֥ ּי‬
make °tassels on the corners of their garments for all generations. They shall at-
tach to the °tassel at each corner a thread of blue. This shall be your °tassel, and :‫ ַעל־צִ יצִ ֥ת ַה ָּכנָ ֖ף ּ ְפ ִ ֥תיל ְּתכֵ ֽלֶ ת‬° ‫יה֖ם לְ ֽ ֹדר ָ ֹ֑תם וְ נָ ְְֽתנ֛ ּו‬ ֶ ‫ל־כנְ ֵפ֥י ִבגְ ֵד‬ ַּ ‫צִ יצִ ֛ת ַע‬° ‫לָ ֶה֥ם‬
you shall see it and remember all of the Lord’s commandments and keep them, not ‫יתם‬ ֖ ֶ ִׂ‫ל־מ ְצו֣ ׁת יהו֔ ה וַ ֲֽעש‬ ִ ‫ת־כ‬ ָָּ ‫יתם א ֹ֗תוֹ וּזְ כַ ְר ֶּת ֙ם ֶא‬ ֣ ֶ ‫יצ ֒ת ו ְּר ִא‬ ִ ‫לְ ִצ‬° ‫וְ ָהיָ ֣ה לָ כֶ ֮ם‬
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 G od . I am
:‫יהם‬ ֽ ֶ ‫ר־א ֶּ ֥תם זֹנִ ֖ים ַ ֽא ֲח ֵר‬
ַ ‫יכם ֲא ׁ ֶש‬ ֶ֔ ֵ‫א ָ ֹ֑תם וְ ֨ל ֹא ָת ֜תוּר ּו ַ ֽא ֲח ֵ ֤רי לְ ַב ְבכֶ ֙ם וְ ַ ֽא ֲח ֵ ֣רי ֵ ֽעינ‬
the Lord your G od , who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your G od . I am ‫ ֲא ִ֞ני יהו֣ ה‬:‫יתם ְקד ׁ ִ ֹ֖שים לֵ א ֹֽל ֵהיכֶ ֽם‬ ֥ ֶ ִ‫ל־מצְ ו ָ ׁ֑תי ִ ֽו ְהי‬
ִ ‫ת־כ‬ָָּ ‫יתם ֶא‬ ֖ ֶ ִׂ‫לְ ַ ֣מ ַען ִּתזְ ְְּכר֔ ּו וַ ֲֽעש‬
the Lord your God . °True – ‫֤אתי ֶא ְתכֶ ֙ם ֵמ ֶ ֣א ֶרץ ִמ ְצ ַ ֔ריִ ם לִ ְהי֥ וֹ ת לָ כֶ ֖ם לֵ ֽאל ִ ֹ֑הים ֲאנִ ֖י‬ ִ ‫יכם ֲא ׁ ֶ֨שר הוֹ ֵצ‬ ֶ֗ ‫ֱא ֹֽל ֵה‬
The Leader repeats: ‫ ֱא ֶמת‬° :‫יהו֥ ה ֱא ֹֽל ֵהיכֶ ֽם‬
° The Lord your God is true – The Leader repeats:

.‫ יהוה ֱאל ֵֹהיכֶ ם ֱא ֶמת‬°