In particular, as an observant Conservative Jewish American (that is, “Conservative Jewish, not “conservative, Jewish”), I grew up chanting prayers to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who nowadays ...

The Shema becomes not just a declaration of faith but an act of spiritual equality – sanctifying time, across all walks of life. That is the enduring power of Shema. To hear – even in the dark.

Discover Judaism’s central prayer, the Shema Yisrael, which expresses belief in the singularity of God. Recited twice daily, the Shema also serves as a climax of the liturgy on Yom Kippur and has been ...

Indeed, it was with these words of Shema Yisrael that our kedoshim went to their tragic deaths throughout the ages and for all times immemorial.

In the 15th hour of a shift from hell, Dr Robby went missing. When a medical student found him, in a heap in the pediatric room, he was crying. Under his breath, Robby said “Shema Yisrael ...