shema

IPA: ʃɪmˈʌ

Root Word: Shema

The central declaration of faith of Judaism, recited at least twice daily by religious Jews.

Examples of "shema" in Sentences

To read the Shema' morning and evening.
To read the Shema each morning and evening.
The remainder of the Shema is read in silence.
Shema Yisrael's rabbis can be found everywhere.
We are people over whom that word shema has been written.
Jesus repeats the Shema as the most important commandment.
Added a footnote with the mention of Shema and the reference.
This first verse of the Shema relates to the kingship of God.
It is traditional for Jews to say the Shema as their last words.
Sephardim recite the whole of the Shema aloud, except the Baruch Shem.
Sephardim recite the whole of the Shema aloud, except the 'Baruch Shem'.
The shema is a recognition -- a unique recognition, in Judaism's earliest days -- that there is but one God.
From her father she knew that the box was called a mezuzah and that, inside, was a scroll with a prayer, called the shema.
If you don't know the significance of the word shema--there are variant spellings in English--you really need to follow-up on this.