Hebrew
עַם וּלְשׁוֹן, וְקֵרַבְתָּנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ לְשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל בְּאַהֲבָה
לְהוֹדוֹת לְךָ וּלְיַחֶדְךָ וּלְאַהֲבָה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה
יְהֹוָה, הַבּוֹחֵר בְּעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאַהֲבָה:
Chabad
am ul'shoyn, v'keiravtonu malkeinu l'shimcho hagodoyl b'ahavoh
l'hoydoys l'cho ul'yachedcho ul'-ahavoh es sh'mecho: boruch atoh
Adonoy, haboycheir b'amoy Yisro-eil b'ahavoh:
The chazzan concludes this blessing silently. Do not respond Amen.
THE SHEMA
The Shema should be recited with intense concentration, especially the first two verses in which we accept the sovereignty of God. Recite the first verse aloud, with your right hand covering your eyes.
Do not slur over the ח, but draw it out slightly for the length of time that it takes to affirm God's sovereignty in the seven heavens and on earth—equal to eight, the numerical value of ח. The ד (whose numerical value is four) should be drawn out for the length of time that it takes to reflect that God is alone in His world and that he rules in all four corners of the universe. While reciting the Shema, pause at the commas to convey the following meaning: Hear O Israel (pause), the Lord who is our God (pause) is the one God. See additional laws on page 588.
Transliteration, page 624.
Hebrew
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל, יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, יְהֹוָה | אֶחָד:1
Chabad
sh'ma Yisro-eil, Adonoy Eloyheinu, Adonoy echod:
Recite the following verse in an undertone:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:2
Chabad
boruch sheim k'voyd malchusoy l'oylom vo-ed:
Touch the hand tefillin while saying You shall bind..., and the head tefillin at and they shall be..., and touch the fingertips to the lips.
Hebrew
וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהֹוָה 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 מְזוּזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ, וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ:3
Chabad
v'ohavto eis Adonoy Eloyhecho, b'chol l'vov'cho, uv'chol nafsh'cho,
uv'chol m'oydecho: v'hoyu had'vorim ho-eileh asher
onoychi m'tzav'cho hayoym, al l'vovecho: v'shinantom l'vonecho v'dibarto
bom, b'shivt'cho b'veisecho, uv'lecht'cho vaderech, uv'shoch'b'cho,
uv'kumecho: uk'shartom l'oys al yodecho,
v'hoyu l'toytofoys bein einecho: uch'savtom
al m'zuzoys beisecho, uvishorecho:
Hebrew
וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל מִצְוֹתַי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה
אֶתְכֶם הַיּוֹם, לְאַהֲבָה אֶת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וּלְעָבְדוֹ,
בְּכָל | לְבַבְכֶם וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁכֶם: וְנָתַתִּי מְטַר אַרְצְכֶם
Chabad
v'hoyoh im shomoya tishm'u El mitzvoysai asher onoychi m'tzaveh
eschem hayoym, l'ahavoh es Adonoy Eloyheichem ul'-ov'doy,
b'chol l'vavchem uv'chol nafsh'chem: v'nosati m'tar artz'chem