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  <summary>Shema, pages 248-249, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.</summary>
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      <title>Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Weiss Edition</title>
      <nusach>Chabad</nusach>
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      <slug>248-249-248-249-shema-prayer-before-going-to-bed-shema</slug>
      <section>Shema Prayer Before Going to Bed</section>
      <topic>Shema</topic>
      <printPages>248-249</printPages>
      <pdfPages>248-249</pdfPages>
      <header>
        <section>
          <english>Shema Prayer Before Going to Bed</english>
          <transliteration/>
        </section>
        <topic>
          <english>Shema</english>
          <transliteration/>
        </topic>
        <printPages>248-249</printPages>
        <correlativePages>142</correlativePages>
      </header>
      <body>
        <body>
          <type>Annotation</type>
          <text>Tefillin and mezuzah</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>בַּדֶּרֶךְ, וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ, וּבְקוּמֶךָ:
וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל יָדֶךָ, וְהָיוּ
לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ: וּכְתַבְתָּם
עַל מְזוּזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ, וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ:</hebrew>
          <english>should be engraved &lt;b&gt;on your heart;&lt;/b&gt; you should always be thinking about them. You should &lt;b&gt;teach&lt;/b&gt; Torah &lt;b&gt;to your children&lt;/b&gt; and students until they know it well enough to answer any question about it. &lt;b&gt;You should&lt;/b&gt; be involved in the words of Torah and &lt;b&gt;speak them&lt;/b&gt; whenever you can: &lt;b&gt;when you sit in your house, when you go on the way, when you lie down&lt;/b&gt; at night, &lt;b&gt;and when you get up&lt;/b&gt; in the morning. These words, the words of the Shema, should be written in tefillin. &lt;b&gt;You should tie&lt;/b&gt; the hand-tefillin &lt;b&gt;on your arm as a sign&lt;/b&gt; to remember God, &lt;b&gt;and&lt;/b&gt; the head-tefillin should be put on your head, above the area &lt;b&gt;between your eyes.&lt;/b&gt; You should &lt;b&gt;write&lt;/b&gt; these words of the Shema on mezuzot, which you should put up &lt;b&gt;on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.&lt;/b&gt;</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ba|DE|rech, uv|shachb|CHA, uv|ku|ME|cha:
uk|shar|TAM le-OT al ya|DE|cha, ve|ha|YU
le|to|ta|FOT bein ei|NE|cha: uch|tav|TAM
al me|zu|ZOT bei|TE|cha, u|vish|a|RE|cha:</israeli>
            <orthographic>bad|DE|rekh, u|ve|sha|kheb|be|KHA, u|ve|qu|ME|kha:
u|qe|shar|TAM le|ʾOTH ʿal ya|DHE|kha, ve|ha|YU
le|ṭo|ṭa|FOTH ben ʿe|NE|kha: u|khe|thav|TAM
ʿal me|zu|ZOTH be|THE|kha, u|vish|ʿa|RE|kha:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>bad|DE|rekh, u|ve|sha|kheb|be|KHA, u|ve|qu|ME|kha:
u|qe|shar|TAM le|OT ʿal ya|DE|kha, ve|ha|YU
le|to|ta|FOT ben ʿe|NE|kha: u|khe|tav|TAM
ʿal me|zu|ZOT be|TE|kha, u|vish|ʿa|RE|kha:</sephardic>
            <chabad>ba|DE|rech, uv&apos;|shoch&apos;b&apos;|CHO, uv&apos;|ku|ME|cho:
uk&apos;|shar|TOM l&apos;OYS al yo|DE|cho, v&apos;ho|YU
l&apos;toy|to|FOYS bein ei|NE|cho: uch&apos;|sav|TOM
al m&apos;zu|ZOYS bei|SE|cho, u|vish|o|RE|cho:</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Annotation</type>
          <text>Rewards for keeping God&apos;s commandments</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל
מִצְוֹתַי&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי
מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם הַיּוֹם, לְאַהֲבָה
אֶת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וּלְעָבְדוֹ,
בְּכָל | לְבַבְכֶם וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁכֶם:
וְנָתַתִּי מְטַר אַרְצְכֶם | בְּעִתּוֹ
יוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ, וְאָסַפְתָּ דְגָנֶךָ
וְתִירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ: וְנָתַתִּי
עֵשֶׂב | בְּשָׂדְךָ לִבְהֶמְתֶּךָ,
וְאָכַלְתָּ וְשָׂבָעְתָּ:</hebrew>
          <english>God tells the Jewish Nation in the Torah: &lt;b&gt;It will be&lt;/b&gt; that &lt;b&gt;if you listen&lt;/b&gt; to Me and keep all of &lt;b&gt;My&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; commandments that I am commanding you today,&lt;/b&gt; to &lt;b&gt;love the Lord, your God, and to serve Him&lt;/b&gt; by praying properly &lt;b&gt;with all of your heart and all of your soul;&lt;/b&gt; then I will bless you with the following blessings: &lt;b&gt;I will give rain for your land at the right times&lt;/b&gt;—when people are not outside, such as on Friday night. I will bring you &lt;b&gt;the early rain,&lt;/b&gt; which falls right after the seeds have been planted, &lt;b&gt;and also the late rain,&lt;/b&gt; which falls after the plants have sprouted, to help them grow well. &lt;b&gt;You will collect&lt;/b&gt; all of &lt;b&gt;your grain, wine, and oil,&lt;/b&gt; and none will be taken by your enemies. &lt;b&gt;I will put&lt;/b&gt; plenty of &lt;b&gt;grass in your fields,&lt;/b&gt; so you will not have to move &lt;b&gt;your animals&lt;/b&gt; to another place to feed them. Not only will you be blessed with food, but &lt;b&gt;you will eat&lt;/b&gt; it &lt;b&gt;and you will be satisfied&lt;/b&gt; by it.</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ve|ha|YAH im sha|MOA tish|me|U el
mitz|vo|TAI a|SHER a|no|CHI
me|tza|VEH et|CHEM ha|YOM, le-a|ha|VAH
et a|do|NAI e|lo|hei|CHEM u|le-av|DO,
b&apos;CHOL | le|vav|CHEM uv|CHOL naf|she|CHEM:
ve|na|TA|ti me|TAR ar|tze|CHEM | be-i|TO
yo|REH u|mal|KOSH, ve-a|SAF|ta d&apos;ga|NE|cha
ve|ti|rosh|CHA ve|yitz|ha|RE|cha: ve|na|TA|ti
E|sev | b&apos;sad|CHA liv|hem|TE|cha,
ve-a|CHAL|ta ve|sa|VA|ta:</israeli>
            <orthographic>ve|ha|YAH ʾim sha|MOAʿ tish|me|ʿU ʾel
mitz|vo|THAI ʾa|SHER ʾa|no|KHI
me|tzav|VEH ʾeth|KHEM hay|YOM, le|ʾa|ha|VAH
ʾeth a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|he|KHEM u|le|ʿa|ve|DHO,
be|KHOL | le|vav|KHEM u|ve|KHOL naf|she|KHEM:
ve|na|THAT|ti me|ṭAR ʾar|tze|KHEM | be|ʿit|TO
yo|REH u|mal|QOSH, ve|ʾa|SAF|ta dhe|gha|NE|kha
ve|thi|ro|she|KHA ve|yitz|ha|RE|kha: ve|na|THAT|ti
ʿE|śev | be|śa|dhe|KHA liv|hem|TE|kha,
ve|ʾa|KHAL|ta ve|śa|VAʿT|ta:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ve|ha|YAH im sha|MOAʿ tish|me|ʿU el
mitz|vo|TAI a|SHER a|no|KHI
me|tzav|VEH et|KHEM hay|YOM, le|a|ha|VAH
et a|do|NAI e|lo|he|KHEM u|le|ʿa|ve|DO,
be|KHOL | le|vav|KHEM u|ve|KHOL naf|she|KHEM:
ve|na|TAT|ti me|TAR ar|tze|KHEM | be|ʿit|TO
yo|REH u|mal|QOSH, ve|a|SAF|ta de|ga|NE|kha
ve|ti|ro|she|KHA ve|yitz|ha|RE|kha: ve|na|TAT|ti
ʿE|sev | be|sa|de|KHA liv|hem|TE|kha,
ve|a|KHAL|ta ve|sa|VAʿT|ta:</sephardic>
            <chabad>v&apos;ho|YOH im sho|MOYA tish|m&apos;U el
mitz|voy|SAI a|SHER o|noy|CHI
m&apos;tza|VEH es|CHEM ha|YOYM, l&apos;a|ha|VOH
es a|do|NOY e|loy|hei|CHEM ul&apos;-ov&apos;|DOY,
b&apos;CHOL | l&apos;vav|CHEM uv&apos;|CHOL naf|sh&apos;CHEM:
v&apos;no|SA|ti m&apos;TAR ar|tz&apos;CHEM | b&apos;i|TOY
yoy|REH u|mal|KOYSH, v&apos;o|SAF|to d&apos;go|NE|cho
v&apos;si|roysh&apos;|CHO v&apos;yitz|ho|RE|cho: v&apos;no|SA|ti
EI|sev | b&apos;sod&apos;|CHO liv|hem|TE|cho,
v&apos;o|CHAL|to v&apos;so|VO|to:</chabad>
          </transliteration>
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        <body>
          <type>Annotation</type>
          <text>Punishments for idolatry</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>הִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם פֶּן יִפְתֶּה
לְבַבְכֶם, וְסַרְתֶּם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם
אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם
לָהֶם: וְחָרָה | אַף יְהֹוָה בָּכֶם
וְעָצַר אֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְלֹא יִהְיֶה
מָטָר וְהָאֲדָמָה לֹא תִתֵּן אֶת
יְבוּלָהּ, וַאֲבַדְתֶּם | מְהֵרָה
מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ הַטֹּבָה אֲשֶׁר יְהֹוָה
נֹתֵן לָכֶם:</hebrew>
          <english>However, &lt;b&gt;you should&lt;/b&gt; be very careful and &lt;b&gt;guard yourselves,&lt;/b&gt; in case &lt;b&gt;your hearts&lt;/b&gt; become &lt;b&gt;tempted&lt;/b&gt; to rebel against God, &lt;b&gt;and you turn away&lt;/b&gt; from His ways. If this happens, &lt;b&gt;you will&lt;/b&gt; become involved in idolatry and start to &lt;b&gt;serve&lt;/b&gt; false &lt;b&gt;gods that are foreign&lt;/b&gt; to their makers because they do not help them,&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;b&gt;and you will&lt;/b&gt; foolishly &lt;b&gt;bow down to&lt;/b&gt; these false gods. &lt;b&gt;The Lord&apos;s anger will&lt;/b&gt; then &lt;b&gt;rage against you.&lt;/b&gt; God will close up the heavens, and there will be no rain; the ground will not give &lt;b&gt;its produce&lt;/b&gt; because nothing will grow. &lt;b&gt;You will quickly be destroyed,&lt;/b&gt; and you will be sent out from &lt;b&gt;the good land&lt;/b&gt;—the Land of Israel—which the Lord gives to you.</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>hi|sha|me|RU la|CHEM pen yif|TEH
le|vav|CHEM, ve|sar|TEM va-a|vad|TEM
e|lo|HIM a|che|RIM ve|hish|ta|cha|vi|TEM
la|HEM: ve|cha|RAH | af a|do|NAI ba|CHEM
ve-a|TZAR et ha|sha|MA|yim ve|LO yih|YEH
ma|TAR ve|ha-a|da|MAH lo ti|TEN et
ye|vu|LAH, va-a|vad|TEM | me|he|RAH
me-AL ha-a|RETZ ha|to|VAH a|SHER a|do|NAI
no|TEN la|CHEM:</israeli>
            <orthographic>his|sha|me|RU la|KHEM pen yif|TEH
le|vav|KHEM, ve|sar|TEM va|ʿa|vadh|TEM
ʾe|lo|HIM ʾa|ḥe|RIM ve|hish|ta|ḥa|vi|THEM
la|HEM: ve|ḥa|RAH | ʾaf a|do|NAI ba|KHEM
ve|ʿa|TZAR ʾeth has|sha|MA|yim ve|LOʾ yih|YEH
ma|ṭAR ve|ha|ʾa|dha|MAH loʾ thit|TEN ʾeth
ye|vu|LAH, va|ʾa|vadh|TEM | me|he|RAH
me|ʿAL ha|ʾa|RETZ haṭ|ṭo|VAH ʾa|SHER a|do|NAI
no|THEN la|KHEM:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>his|sha|me|RU la|KHEM pen yif|TEH
le|vav|KHEM, ve|sar|TEM va|ʿa|vad|TEM
e|lo|HIM a|ḥe|RIM ve|hish|ta|ḥa|vi|TEM
la|HEM: ve|ḥa|RAH | af a|do|NAI ba|KHEM
ve|ʿa|TZAR et has|sha|MA|yim ve|LO yih|YEH
ma|TAR ve|ha|a|da|MAH lo tit|TEN et
ye|vu|LAH, va|a|vad|TEM | me|he|RAH
me|ʿAL ha|a|RETZ hat|to|VAH a|SHER a|do|NAI
no|TEN la|KHEM:</sephardic>
            <chabad>hi|shom&apos;|RU lo|CHEM pen yif|TEH
l&apos;vav|CHEM, v&apos;sar|TEM va-a|vad|TEM
e|loy|HIM a|chei|RIM v&apos;hish|ta|cha|vi|SEM
lo|HEM: v&apos;cho|ROH | af a|do|NOY bo|CHEM
v&apos;o|TZAR es ha|sho|MA|yim v&apos;LOY yih|YEH
mo|TOR v&apos;ho-a|do|MOH loy si|TEIN es
y&apos;vu|LOH, va-a|vad|TEM | m&apos;hei|ROH
mei-AL ho-o|RETZ ha|toy|VOH a|SHER a|do|NOY
noy|SEIN lo|CHEM:</chabad>
          </transliteration>
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        <body>
          <type>Annotation</type>
          <text>Tefillin</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>וְשַׂמְתֶּם | אֶת דְּבָרַי אֵלֶּה
עַל | לְבַבְכֶם וְעַל נַפְשְׁכֶם,
וּקְשַׁרְתֶּם | אֹתָם לְאוֹת עַל
יֶדְכֶם וְהָיוּ לְטוֹטָפֹת בֵּין
עֵינֵיכֶם:</hebrew>
          <english>Even when you are in exile, &lt;b&gt;you should put these words of Mine,&lt;/b&gt; written in the Torah, &lt;b&gt;in your hearts and souls;&lt;/b&gt; pay attention to them. You should do this by putting on tefillin, which contain the words of the Shema. &lt;b&gt;You should tie&lt;/b&gt; the hand-tefillin &lt;b&gt;on your arm as a sign&lt;/b&gt; to remember God, &lt;b&gt;and&lt;/b&gt; the head-tefillin should be put on your head, above the area &lt;b&gt;between your eyes.&lt;/b&gt;</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ve|sam|TEM | et d&apos;va|RAI e|LEH
al | le|vav|CHEM ve-AL naf|she|CHEM,
uk|shar|TEM | o|TAM le-OT al
yed|CHEM ve|ha|YU le|to|ta|FOT bein
ei|nei|CHEM:</israeli>
            <orthographic>ve|śam|TEM | ʾeth de|va|RAI ʾel|LEH
ʿal | le|vav|KHEM ve|ʿAL naf|she|KHEM,
u|qe|shar|TEM | ʾo|THAM le|ʾOTH ʿal
yedh|KHEM ve|ha|YU le|ṭo|ṭa|FOTH ben
ʿe|ne|KHEM:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ve|sam|TEM | et de|va|RAI el|LEH
ʿal | le|vav|KHEM ve|ʿAL naf|she|KHEM,
u|qe|shar|TEM | o|TAM le|OT ʿal
yed|KHEM ve|ha|YU le|to|ta|FOT ben
ʿe|ne|KHEM:</sephardic>
            <chabad>v&apos;sam|TEM | es d&apos;vo|RAI ei|LEH
al | l&apos;vav|CHEM v&apos;AL naf|sh&apos;CHEM,
uk&apos;|shar|TEM | oy|SOM l&apos;OYS al
yed|CHEM v&apos;ho|YU l&apos;toy|to|FOYS bein
ei|nei|CHEM:</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Annotation</type>
          <text>Learn and teach Torah</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>וְלִמַּדְתֶּם | אֹתָם |
אֶת בְּנֵיכֶם לְדַבֵּר בָּם, בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ
בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ
וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ:</hebrew>
          <english>You should &lt;b&gt;teach the words of Torah to your children,&lt;/b&gt; so that they &lt;b&gt;speak about them&lt;/b&gt; and continually discuss them: &lt;b&gt;when you sit in your house, when you go on the way, when you lie down&lt;/b&gt; at night, &lt;b&gt;and when you get up&lt;/b&gt; in the morning.</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ve|li|mad|TEM | o|TAM |
et b&apos;nei|CHEM le|da|BER bam, b&apos;shiv|te|CHA
be|vei|TE|cha uv|lech|te|CHA ba|DE|rech
uv|shachb|CHA uv|ku|ME|cha:</israeli>
            <orthographic>ve|lim|madh|TEM | ʾo|THAM |
ʾeth be|ne|KHEM le|dhab|BER bam, be|shiv|te|KHA
be|ve|THE|kha u|ve|lekh|te|KHA bad|DE|rekh
u|ve|sha|kheb|be|KHA u|ve|qu|ME|kha:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ve|lim|mad|TEM | o|TAM |
et be|ne|KHEM le|dab|BER bam, be|shiv|te|KHA
be|ve|TE|kha u|ve|lekh|te|KHA bad|DE|rekh
u|ve|sha|kheb|be|KHA u|ve|qu|ME|kha:</sephardic>
            <chabad>v&apos;li|mad|TEM | oy|SOM |
es b&apos;nei|CHEM l&apos;da|BEIR bom, b&apos;shiv|t&apos;CHO
b&apos;vei|SE|cho uv&apos;|lech|t&apos;CHO ba|DE|rech
uv&apos;|shoch&apos;b&apos;|CHO uv&apos;|ku|ME|cho:</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Annotation</type>
          <text>Mezuzah</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>וּכְתַבְתָּם
עַל מְזוּזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ:</hebrew>
          <english>You should &lt;b&gt;write&lt;/b&gt; these words of the Shema on mezuzot, which you should put up &lt;b&gt;on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.&lt;/b&gt;</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>uch|tav|TAM
al me|zu|ZOT bei|TE|cha u|vish|a|RE|cha:</israeli>
            <orthographic>u|khe|thav|TAM
ʿal me|zu|ZOTH be|THE|kha u|vish|ʿa|RE|kha:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>u|khe|tav|TAM
ʿal me|zu|ZOT be|TE|kha u|vish|ʿa|RE|kha:</sephardic>
            <chabad>uch&apos;|sav|TOM
al m&apos;zu|ZOYS bei|SE|cho u|vish|o|RE|cho:</chabad>
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          <hebrew>לְמַעַן יִרְבּוּ יְמֵיכֶם וִימֵי בְנֵיכֶם
עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהֹוָה
לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם לָתֵת לָהֶם, כִּימֵי
הַשָּׁמַיִם עַל הָאָרֶץ:</hebrew>
          <english>You should keep all of these commandments &lt;b&gt;in order to increase&lt;/b&gt; the number &lt;b&gt;of days&lt;/b&gt; that &lt;b&gt;you and your children&lt;/b&gt; will live &lt;b&gt;on the land&lt;/b&gt;—the Land of Israel—which the Lord promised to give to your fathers for as long as the days that the heavens are above the earth, which is forever.</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>le|MA-an yir|BU ye|mei|CHEM vi|MEI v&apos;nei|CHEM
al ha-a|da|MAH a|SHER nish|BA a|do|NAI
la-a|vo|tei|CHEM la|TET la|HEM, ki|MEI
ha|sha|MA|yim al ha-a|RETZ:</israeli>
            <orthographic>le|MA|ʿan yir|BU ye|me|KHEM vi|ME ve|ne|KHEM
ʿal ha|ʾa|dha|MAH ʾa|SHER nish|BAʿ a|do|NAI
la|ʾa|vo|the|KHEM la|THETH la|HEM, ki|ME
has|sha|MA|yim ʿal ha|ʾa|RETZ:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>le|MA|ʿan yir|BU ye|me|KHEM vi|ME ve|ne|KHEM
ʿal ha|a|da|MAH a|SHER nish|BAʿ a|do|NAI
la|a|vo|te|KHEM la|TET la|HEM, ki|ME
has|sha|MA|yim ʿal ha|a|RETZ:</sephardic>
            <chabad>l&apos;MA-an yir|BU y&apos;mei|CHEM vi|MEI v&apos;nei|CHEM
al ho-a|do|MOH a|SHER nish|BA a|do|NOY
la-a|voy|sei|CHEM lo|SEIS lo|HEM, ki|MEI
ha|sho|MA|yim al ho-o|RETZ:</chabad>
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          <text>1 The term &quot;singular&quot; (or &quot;only&quot;) might seem a more appropriate description for God than &quot;one,&quot; which might imply that there are others beside Him. The Sages explain that each Hebrew letter of the word &quot;one,&quot; אחד, has a deeper meaning. The first letter, א, has the numerical value of one, corresponding to the One God. The second letter, ח, has the numerical value of eight, corresponding to the seven heavens and one earth. The third letter, ד, corresponds to the four directions—north, south, east, and west. Accordingly, the entire word אחד teaches us that God is united and one with the entire universe—the heavens and the earth, in all directions. Although His creations may appear to exist independent of Him; in reality, they are one and united with Him.</text>
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          <attribution>The Alter Rebbe</attribution>
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          <text>2 Literally, &quot;And you will serve other gods.&quot; The term &quot;gods&quot; in this context alludes to any physical or worldly pursuits that are foreign and distract from one&apos;s Divine service. God warns us that if we allow these mundane pursuits to become an obsession or a form of worship, the holiness of the heavens will not &quot;rain&quot; down upon us.</text>
          <marker>2</marker>
          <attribution>The Alter Rebbe</attribution>
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