Prayer in the Great Jenin Mosque following clashes between IDF soldiers and the Islamic Jihad. Two soldiers of the Haredi Reserve 941st Battalion who were recorded chanting the Shema in a mosque ...

The Shema is undoubtedly one of the most important prayers in the Jewish religion, as it declares unequivocally our belief in one G-d. Why is it relevant how many words it contains?

Question: As I came into the synagogue, they were about to recite Keri’at Shema. I had as yet not put on my tefillin. What should one do in that situation?A ReaderVia E-mail ...

The prayer known as “Shema Yisrael,” has become the identity of the Jew. ... We now have a better understanding as to why the “Shema” prayer has such great significance for the Jewish people.