Hebrew
וָעֵד. כִּי בְשֵׁם קָדְשְׁךָ הַגָּדוֹל
וְהַנּוֹרָא בָּטָחְנוּ, נָגִילָה
וְנִשְׂמְחָה בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ.
Chabad
vo-eid. ki v'sheim kodshcho hagodoyl
v'hanoyro botoch'nu, nogiloh
v'nism'choh bishu-osecho.
May God take us out of exile and bring us to the Land of Israel
Hebrew
וְרַחֲמֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ
וַחֲסָדֶיךָ הָרַבִּים אַל יַעַזְבוּנוּ
נֶצַח סֶלָה וָעֶד. מַהֵר וְהָבֵא
עָלֵינוּ בְרָכָה וְשָׁלוֹם מְהֵרָה,
וְהָבִיאֵנוּ לְשָׁלוֹם מֵאַרְבַּע
כַּנְפוֹת הָאָרֶץ, וְשָׁבּוֹר עֹל
הַגּוֹיִם מֵעַל צַוָּארֵנוּ, וְתוֹלִיכֵנוּ
מְהֵרָה קוֹמְמִיּוּת לְאַרְצֵנוּ,
כִּי אֵל פּוֹעֵל יְשׁוּעוֹת אָתָּה,
וּבָנוּ בָחַרְתָּ מִכָּל עַם וְלָשׁוֹן,
וְקֵרַבְתָּנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ לְשִׁמְךָ
הַגָּדוֹל בְּאַהֲבָה לְהוֹדוֹת לְךָ
וּלְיַחֶדְךָ וּלְאַהֲבָה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, הַבּוֹחֵר בְּעַמּוֹ
יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאַהֲבָה:1
Chabad
v'rachamecho Adonoy Eloyheinu
vachasodecho horabim al ya-azvunu
netzach seloh vo-ed. maheir v'hovei
oleinu v'rochoh v'sholoym m'heiroh,
v'hovi-einu l'sholoym mei-arba
kanfoys ho-oretz, v'shoboyr oyl
hagoyyim mei-al tzavoreinu, v'soylicheinu
m'heiroh koym'miyus l'artzeinu,
ki Eil poy-eil y'shu-oys otoh,
uvonu vocharto mikol am v'loshoyn,
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:
SHEMA
When saying the Shema, concentrate intently on its meaning. While saying the opening line (שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל), keep in mind that you are accepting God's sovereignty; while saying the first paragraph (וְאָהַבְתָּ), keep in mind that you are accepting the commandment to love God; and while saying the second paragraph (וְהָיָה), keep in mind that you are accepting all of God's commandments. By saying the third paragraph (וַיֹּאמֶר), you are fulfilling the commandment of remembering the Exodus from Egypt.
Special care must be taken to say each word of the Shema clearly. Pause at each punctuation mark to ensure that you do not string the words together and alter their meaning.
Say the following verse aloud, covering your eyes with your right hand. For transliteration, see page 943.
We declare God's Oneness
Hebrew
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל, יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, יְהֹוָה | אֶחָד:
Chabad
sh'ma Yisro-eil, Adonoy Eloyheinu, Adonoy echod:
Say the following line quietly:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:
Chabad
boruch sheim k'voyd malchusoy l'oylom vo-ed:
In the following paragraph, touch the hand-tefillin while saying וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל יָדֶךָ, touch the head-tefillin while saying וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ, and then kiss the fingertips.
Love God
Learn and teach Torah
Hebrew
וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ,
בְּכָל | לְבָבְךָ,
וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ, וּבְכָל מְאֹדֶךָ:
וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר
אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם,2 עַל |
לְבָבֶךָ: וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ
וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם, בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ,
וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ, וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ,
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,