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  "title": "Shema",
  "summary": "Shema, pages 222-223, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.",
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      "slug": "tehillat-hashem-weiss",
      "title": "Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Weiss Edition",
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    "page": {
      "slug": "222-223-222-223-maariv-for-weekdays-shema",
      "section": "Maariv for Weekdays",
      "topic": "Shema",
      "printPages": "222-223",
      "pdfPages": "222-223",
      "header": {
        "section": {
          "hebrew": "מַעֲרִיב לְחוֹל",
          "english": "Maariv for Weekdays",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ma-a|RIV le|CHOL",
            "orthographic": "ma|ʿa|RIV le|ḥOL",
            "sephardic": "ma|ʿa|RIV le|ḥOL",
            "chabad": "ma-a|RIV l'CHOYL"
          }
        },
        "topic": {
          "hebrew": "שְׁמַע",
          "english": "Shema",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "sh'MA",
            "orthographic": "she|MAʿ",
            "sephardic": "she|MAʿ",
            "chabad": "sh'MA"
          }
        },
        "printPages": "222-223",
        "correlativePages": "121"
      },
      "body": [
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Wear tefillin and place a mezuzah on your doorposts"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם, בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ,\nוּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ, וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ, וּבְקוּמֶךָ:\nוּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל יָדֶךָ, וְהָיוּ\nלְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ: וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל\nמְזֻזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ, וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ:",
          "english": "if you might lose your money. <b>These words</b> of Torah, <b>which I command you to do today</b> and every day, should always be new and fresh to you, and they should be engraved <b>on your heart;</b> you should always be thinking about them. You should <b>teach</b> Torah <b>to your children</b> and students until they know it well enough to answer any question about it. <b>You should</b> be involved in the words of Torah and <b>speak them</b> whenever you can: <b>when you sit in your house, when you go on the way, when you lie down</b> at night, <b>and when you get up</b> in the morning. These words, the words of the Shema, should be written in tefillin. <b>You should tie</b> the hand-tefillin <b>on your arm as a sign</b> to remember God, <b>and</b> the head-<b>tefillin</b> should be put on your head, above the area <b>between your eyes. You should write</b> these words of the Shema on mezuzot, which you should put up <b>on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.</b>",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ve|di|BAR|ta bam, b'shiv|te|CHA be|vei|TE|cha,\nuv|lech|te|CHA va|DE|rech, uv|shachb|CHA, uv|ku|ME|cha:\nuk|shar|TAM le-OT al ya|DE|cha, ve|ha|YU\nle|to|ta|FOT bein ei|NE|cha: uch|tav|TAM al\nme|zu|ZOT bei|TE|cha, u|vish|a|RE|cha:",
            "orthographic": "ve|dhib|BAR|ta bam, be|shiv|te|KHA be|ve|THE|kha,\nu|ve|lekh|te|KHA vad|DE|rekh, u|ve|sha|kheb|be|KHA, u|ve|qu|ME|kha:\nu|qe|shar|TAM le|ʾOTH ʿal ya|DHE|kha, ve|ha|YU\nle|ṭo|ṭa|FOTH ben ʿe|NE|kha: u|khe|thav|TAM ʿal\nme|zu|ZOTH be|THE|kha, u|vish|ʿa|RE|kha:",
            "sephardic": "ve|dib|BAR|ta bam, be|shiv|te|KHA be|ve|TE|kha,\nu|ve|lekh|te|KHA vad|DE|rekh, u|ve|sha|kheb|be|KHA, u|ve|qu|ME|kha:\nu|qe|shar|TAM le|OT ʿal ya|DE|kha, ve|ha|YU\nle|to|ta|FOT ben ʿe|NE|kha: u|khe|tav|TAM ʿal\nme|zu|ZOT be|TE|kha, u|vish|ʿa|RE|kha:",
            "chabad": "v'di|BAR|to bom, b'shiv|t'CHO b'vei|SE|cho,\nuv'|lech|t'CHO va|DE|rech, uv'|shoch'b'|CHO, uv'|ku|ME|cho:\nuk'|shar|TOM l'OYS al yo|DE|cho, v'ho|YU\nl'toy|to|FOYS bein ei|NE|cho: uch'|sav|TOM al\nm'zu|ZOYS bei|SE|cho, u|vish|o|RE|cho:"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Rewards for doing God's commandments"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל מִצְוֹתַי\nאֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם\nהַיּוֹם,<sup>1</sup> לְאַהֲבָה אֶת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם\nוּלְעָבְדוֹ, בְּכָל | לְבַבְכֶם וּבְכָל\nנַפְשְׁכֶם:<sup>2</sup> וְנָתַתִּי מְטַר אַרְצְכֶם |\nבְּעִתּוֹ יוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ, וְאָסַפְתָּ דְגָנֶךָ<sup>3</sup>\nוְתִירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ: וְנָתַתִּי עֵשֶׂב |\nבְּשָׂדְךָ לִבְהֶמְתֶּךָ, וְאָכַלְתָּ וְשָׂבָעְתָּ:\nהִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם פֶּן יִפְתֶּה לְבַבְכֶם,\nוְסַרְתֶּם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים",
          "english": "God tells the Jewish Nation in the Torah: <b>It will be</b> that <b>if you listen</b> to Me and keep all of <b>My commandments that I am commanding you today,</b><sup>1</sup> <b>to love the Lord, your God, and to serve Him</b> by praying properly <b>with all of your heart and all of your soul;</b><sup>2</sup> then I will bless you with the following blessings: <b>I will give rain for your land at the right times—</b>when people are not outside, such as on Friday night. I will bring you <b>the early rain,</b> which falls right after the seeds have been planted, <b>and also the late rain,</b> which falls after the plants have sprouted, to help them grow well. <b>You will collect</b> all of <b>your grain,</b><sup>3</sup>",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ve|ha|YAH im sha|MOA tish|me|U el mitz|vo|TAI\na|SHER a|no|CHI me|tza|VEH et|CHEM\nha|YOM, le-a|ha|VAH et a|do|NAI e|lo|hei|CHEM\nu|le-av|DO, b'CHOL | le|vav|CHEM uv|CHOL\nnaf|she|CHEM: ve|na|TA|ti me|TAR ar|tze|CHEM |\nbe-i|TO yo|REH u|mal|KOSH, ve-a|SAF|ta d'ga|NE|cha\nve|ti|rosh|CHA ve|yitz|ha|RE|cha: ve|na|TA|ti E|sev |\nb'sad|CHA liv|hem|TE|cha, ve-a|CHAL|ta ve|sa|VA|ta:\nhi|sha|me|RU la|CHEM pen yif|TEH le|vav|CHEM,\nve|sar|TEM va-a|vad|TEM e|lo|HIM a|che|RIM",
            "orthographic": "ve|ha|YAH ʾim sha|MOAʿ tish|me|ʿU ʾel mitz|vo|THAI\nʾa|SHER ʾa|no|KHI me|tzav|VEH ʾeth|KHEM\nhay|YOM, le|ʾa|ha|VAH ʾeth a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|he|KHEM\nu|le|ʿa|ve|DHO, be|KHOL | le|vav|KHEM u|ve|KHOL\nnaf|she|KHEM: ve|na|THAT|ti me|ṭAR ʾar|tze|KHEM |\nbe|ʿit|TO yo|REH u|mal|QOSH, ve|ʾa|SAF|ta dhe|gha|NE|kha\nve|thi|ro|she|KHA ve|yitz|ha|RE|kha: ve|na|THAT|ti ʿE|śev |\nbe|śa|dhe|KHA liv|hem|TE|kha, ve|ʾa|KHAL|ta ve|śa|VAʿT|ta:\nhis|sha|me|RU la|KHEM pen yif|TEH le|vav|KHEM,\nve|sar|TEM va|ʿa|vadh|TEM ʾe|lo|HIM ʾa|ḥe|RIM",
            "sephardic": "ve|ha|YAH im sha|MOAʿ tish|me|ʿU el mitz|vo|TAI\na|SHER a|no|KHI me|tzav|VEH et|KHEM\nhay|YOM, le|a|ha|VAH et a|do|NAI e|lo|he|KHEM\nu|le|ʿa|ve|DO, be|KHOL | le|vav|KHEM u|ve|KHOL\nnaf|she|KHEM: ve|na|TAT|ti me|TAR ar|tze|KHEM |\nbe|ʿit|TO yo|REH u|mal|QOSH, ve|a|SAF|ta de|ga|NE|kha\nve|ti|ro|she|KHA ve|yitz|ha|RE|kha: ve|na|TAT|ti ʿE|sev |\nbe|sa|de|KHA liv|hem|TE|kha, ve|a|KHAL|ta ve|sa|VAʿT|ta:\nhis|sha|me|RU la|KHEM pen yif|TEH le|vav|KHEM,\nve|sar|TEM va|ʿa|vad|TEM e|lo|HIM a|ḥe|RIM",
            "chabad": "v'ho|YOH im sho|MOYA tish|m'U el mitz|voy|SAI\na|SHER o|noy|CHI m'tza|VEH es|CHEM\nha|YOYM, l'a|ha|VOH es a|do|NOY e|loy|hei|CHEM\nul'-ov'|DOY, b'CHOL | l'vav|CHEM uv'|CHOL\nnaf|sh'CHEM: v'no|SA|ti m'TAR ar|tz'CHEM |\nb'i|TOY yoy|REH u|mal|KOYSH, v'o|SAF|to d'go|NE|cho\nv'si|roysh'|CHO v'yitz|ho|RE|cho: v'no|SA|ti EI|sev |\nb'sod'|CHO liv|hem|TE|cho, v'o|CHAL|to v'so|VO|to:\nhi|shom'|RU lo|CHEM pen yif|TEH l'vav|CHEM,\nv'sar|TEM va-a|vad|TEM e|loy|HIM a|chei|RIM"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Punishments for idolatry"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם לָהֶם: וְחָרָה |\nאַף יְהֹוָה בָּכֶם וְעָצַר אֶת\nהַשָּׁמַיִם וְלֹא יִהְיֶה מָטָר\nוְהָאֲדָמָה לֹא תִתֵּן אֶת\nיְבוּלָהּ, וַאֲבַדְתֶּם | מְהֵרָה\nמֵעַל הָאָרֶץ הַטֹּבָה אֲשֶׁר יְהֹוָה\nנֹתֵן לָכֶם:",
          "english": "<b>wine, and oil,</b> and none will be taken by your enemies. I will put plenty of <b>grass in your fields,</b> so you will not have to move <b>your animals</b> to another place to feed them. Not only will you be blessed with food, but <b>you will eat it and you will be satisfied</b> by it. However, <b>you should</b> be very careful and <b>guard yourselves,</b> in case your hearts become tempted to rebel against God, <b>and you turn away</b> from His ways. If this happens, <b>you will</b> become involved in idolatry and start to <b>serve</b> false <b>gods that are foreign</b> to their makers because they do not help them, <b>and you will</b> foolishly <b>bow down to these</b> false gods. The Lord's <b>anger will then rage against you.</b> God will close up the heavens, and there will be no rain; the ground will not give its <b>produce</b> because nothing will grow. <b>You will quickly be destroyed,</b> and you will be sent out from the good land—the Land of Israel—which the Lord gives to you.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ve|hish|ta|cha|vi|TEM la|HEM: ve|cha|RAH |\naf a|do|NAI ba|CHEM ve-a|TZAR et\nha|sha|MA|yim ve|LO yih|YEH ma|TAR\nve|ha-a|da|MAH lo ti|TEN et\nye|vu|LAH, va-a|vad|TEM | me|he|RAH\nme-AL ha-a|RETZ ha|to|VAH a|SHER a|do|NAI\nno|TEN la|CHEM:",
            "orthographic": "ve|hish|ta|ḥa|vi|THEM la|HEM: ve|ḥa|RAH |\nʾaf a|do|NAI ba|KHEM ve|ʿa|TZAR ʾeth\nhas|sha|MA|yim ve|LOʾ yih|YEH ma|ṭAR\nve|ha|ʾa|dha|MAH loʾ thit|TEN ʾeth\nye|vu|LAH, va|ʾa|vadh|TEM | me|he|RAH\nme|ʿAL ha|ʾa|RETZ haṭ|ṭo|VAH ʾa|SHER a|do|NAI\nno|THEN la|KHEM:",
            "sephardic": "ve|hish|ta|ḥa|vi|TEM la|HEM: ve|ḥa|RAH |\naf a|do|NAI ba|KHEM ve|ʿa|TZAR et\nhas|sha|MA|yim ve|LO yih|YEH ma|TAR\nve|ha|a|da|MAH lo tit|TEN et\nye|vu|LAH, va|a|vad|TEM | me|he|RAH\nme|ʿAL ha|a|RETZ hat|to|VAH a|SHER a|do|NAI\nno|TEN la|KHEM:",
            "chabad": "v'hish|ta|cha|vi|SEM lo|HEM: v'cho|ROH |\naf a|do|NOY bo|CHEM v'o|TZAR es\nha|sho|MA|yim v'LOY yih|YEH mo|TOR\nv'ho-a|do|MOH loy si|TEIN es\ny'vu|LOH, va-a|vad|TEM | m'hei|ROH\nmei-AL ho-o|RETZ ha|toy|VOH a|SHER a|do|NOY\nnoy|SEIN lo|CHEM:"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Tefillin"
        },
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Learn and teach Torah"
        },
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Mezuzah"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "וְשַׂמְתֶּם | אֶת דְּבָרַי אֵלֶּה\nעַל | לְבַבְכֶם וְעַל נַפְשְׁכֶם,\nוּקְשַׁרְתֶּם | אֹתָם לְאוֹת עַל\nיֶדְכֶם וְהָיוּ לְטוֹטָפֹת בֵּין\nעֵינֵיכֶם: וְלִמַּדְתֶּם | אֹתָם |\nאֶת בְּנֵיכֶם לְדַבֵּר בָּם,\nבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ\nבַדֶּרֶךְ וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ:\nוּכְתַבְתָּם עַל מְזוּזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ\nוּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ: לְמַעַן יִרְבּוּ\nיְמֵיכֶם וִימֵי בְנֵיכֶם עַל\nהָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהֹוָה\nלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם לָתֵת לָהֶם, כִּימֵי\nהַשָּׁמַיִם עַל הָאָרֶץ:",
          "english": "Even when you are in exile, <b>you should put these words of Mine,</b> written in the Torah, <b>in your hearts and souls;</b> pay attention to them. You should do this by putting on tefillin, which contain the words of the Shema. <b>You should tie</b> the hand-tefillin <b>on your arm as a sign</b> to remember God, <b>and</b> the head-tefillin should be put on your head, above the area <b>between your eyes. You should teach the words of Torah to your children, so that they speak about them</b> and continually discuss them: <b>when you sit in your house, when you go on the way, when you lie down</b> at night, <b>and when you get up</b> in the morning. <b>You should write</b> these words of the Shema on mezuzot, which you should put up <b>on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.</b> You should keep all of these commandments <b>in order to increase</b> the number of <b>days</b> that <b>you and your children</b> will live <b>on the land</b>—the Land of Israel—which the Lord promised to give to your fathers <b>for as long as the days that the heavens are above the earth,</b> which is forever.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ve|sam|TEM | et d'va|RAI e|LEH\nal | le|vav|CHEM ve-AL naf|she|CHEM,\nuk|shar|TEM | o|TAM le-OT al\nyed|CHEM ve|ha|YU le|to|ta|FOT bein\nei|nei|CHEM: ve|li|mad|TEM | o|TAM |\net b'nei|CHEM le|da|BER bam,\nb'shiv|te|CHA be|vei|TE|cha uv|lech|te|CHA\nva|DE|rech uv|shachb|CHA uv|ku|ME|cha:\nuch|tav|TAM al me|zu|ZOT bei|TE|cha\nu|vish|a|RE|cha: le|MA-an yir|BU\nye|mei|CHEM vi|MEI v'nei|CHEM al\nha-a|da|MAH a|SHER nish|BA a|do|NAI\nla-a|vo|tei|CHEM la|TET la|HEM, ki|MEI\nha|sha|MA|yim al ha-a|RETZ:",
            "orthographic": "ve|śam|TEM | ʾeth de|va|RAI ʾel|LEH\nʿal | le|vav|KHEM ve|ʿAL naf|she|KHEM,\nu|qe|shar|TEM | ʾo|THAM le|ʾOTH ʿal\nyedh|KHEM ve|ha|YU le|ṭo|ṭa|FOTH ben\nʿe|ne|KHEM: ve|lim|madh|TEM | ʾo|THAM |\nʾeth be|ne|KHEM le|dhab|BER bam,\nbe|shiv|te|KHA be|ve|THE|kha u|ve|lekh|te|KHA\nvad|DE|rekh u|ve|sha|kheb|be|KHA u|ve|qu|ME|kha:\nu|khe|thav|TAM ʿal me|zu|ZOTH be|THE|kha\nu|vish|ʿa|RE|kha: le|MA|ʿan yir|BU\nye|me|KHEM vi|ME ve|ne|KHEM ʿal\nha|ʾa|dha|MAH ʾa|SHER nish|BAʿ a|do|NAI\nla|ʾa|vo|the|KHEM la|THETH la|HEM, ki|ME\nhas|sha|MA|yim ʿal ha|ʾa|RETZ:",
            "sephardic": "ve|sam|TEM | et de|va|RAI el|LEH\nʿal | le|vav|KHEM ve|ʿAL naf|she|KHEM,\nu|qe|shar|TEM | o|TAM le|OT ʿal\nyed|KHEM ve|ha|YU le|to|ta|FOT ben\nʿe|ne|KHEM: ve|lim|mad|TEM | o|TAM |\net be|ne|KHEM le|dab|BER bam,\nbe|shiv|te|KHA be|ve|TE|kha u|ve|lekh|te|KHA\nvad|DE|rekh u|ve|sha|kheb|be|KHA u|ve|qu|ME|kha:\nu|khe|tav|TAM ʿal me|zu|ZOT be|TE|kha\nu|vish|ʿa|RE|kha: le|MA|ʿan yir|BU\nye|me|KHEM vi|ME ve|ne|KHEM ʿal\nha|a|da|MAH a|SHER nish|BAʿ a|do|NAI\nla|a|vo|te|KHEM la|TET la|HEM, ki|ME\nhas|sha|MA|yim ʿal ha|a|RETZ:",
            "chabad": "v'sam|TEM | es d'vo|RAI ei|LEH\nal | l'vav|CHEM v'AL naf|sh'CHEM,\nuk'|shar|TEM | oy|SOM l'OYS al\nyed|CHEM v'ho|YU l'toy|to|FOYS bein\nei|nei|CHEM: v'li|mad|TEM | oy|SOM |\nes b'nei|CHEM l'da|BEIR bom,\nb'shiv|t'CHO b'vei|SE|cho uv'|lech|t'CHO\nva|DE|rech uv'|shoch'b'|CHO uv'|ku|ME|cho:\nuch'|sav|TOM al m'zu|ZOYS bei|SE|cho\nu|vish|o|RE|cho: l'MA-an yir|BU\ny'mei|CHEM vi|MEI v'nei|CHEM al\nho-a|do|MOH a|SHER nish|BA a|do|NOY\nla-a|voy|sei|CHEM lo|SEIS lo|HEM, ki|MEI\nha|sho|MA|yim al ho-o|RETZ:"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "Say the ז of the words וּזְכַרְתֶּם and תִּזְכְּרוּ clearly, so it should not sound like a ס."
        },
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Tzitzit"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר:\nדַּבֵּר אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל\nוְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם וְעָשׂוּ לָהֶם",
          "english": "<b>The Lord spoke</b> to Moses and gave him instructions <b>to tell</b> the Jewish Nation. God said: <b>Speak to the Children of Israel</b> and <b>tell them</b> that <b>they should make tzitzit</b> for themselves, which they",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "va|YO|mer a|do|NAI el mo|SHEH lei|MOR:\nda|BER el b'NEI yis|ra-EL\nve-a|MAR|ta a|le|HEM ve-a|SU la|HEM",
            "orthographic": "vay|YOʾ|mer a|do|NAI ʾel mo|SHEH leʾ|MOR:\ndab|BER ʾel be|NE yiś|ra|ʾEL\nve|ʾa|MAR|ta ʾa|le|HEM ve|ʿa|śU la|HEM",
            "sephardic": "vay|YO|mer a|do|NAI el mo|SHEH le|MOR:\ndab|BER el be|NE yis|ra|EL\nve|a|MAR|ta a|le|HEM ve|ʿa|SU la|HEM",
            "chabad": "va|YOY|mer a|do|NOY el moy|SHEH lei|MOYR:\nda|BEIR el b'NEI yis|ro-EIL\nv'o|MAR|to a|lei|HEM v'o|SU lo|HEM"
          }
        }
      ],
      "footer": [
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "1 The word \"today\" refers to this world (as opposed to \"tomorrow,\" the World to Come). God tells us that if we follow His commandments in this world, we will make it a dwelling place for Him and we will be able to connect to Him (the Hebrew word for \"command\" can also mean \"connect.\")",
          "marker": "1",
          "attribution": "The Alter Rebbe"
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "2 We are not commanded to serve God for His benefit, because He does not need our service—He lacks nothing and needs nothing. Rather, the purpose of our service is to improve ourselves—particularly the way we perceive the world. Instead of seeing a place that is spiritually dark and seemingly empty of Godliness, we must transform the world into a place where we can recognize Godliness.",
          "marker": "2",
          "attribution": "The Alter Rebbe"
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "3 Grain is a basic food, corresponding to the basic, revealed aspects of the Torah. Wine has the ability to reveal one's secrets, corresponding to the inner, secret dimension of the Torah. Oil floats on top of wine, corresponding to the innermost \"secrets of the secrets\" of the Torah. This verse is teaching us that must \"gather\" all parts of the Torah together—we must study them as one.",
          "marker": "3",
          "attribution": "The Rebbe"
        }
      ]
    }
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