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Deuteronomy 6 contains the best-known declaration in the entire Torah:<\/span><\/p>\n

Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one.<\/span><\/p>\n

This verse, which is known as the <\/span>Shema<\/span><\/i> after the first word of the verse, is as close to a credo as one finds in Judaism. The reason for the centrality of the <\/span>Shema<\/span><\/i> in Jewish life is readily apparent. The whole paragraph (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) proclaims that the God of the Israelites is the only God, and He should be loved and worshiped passionately. The <\/span>Shema<\/span><\/i> is thus a profound expression of Jewish monotheism.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just as fundamental is the passage\u2019s idea of surrounding oneself with remembrances of God, primarily in the form of words of Torah. The text instructs the Israelites to take these words and \u201crehearse them to your children; Recite them when you stay at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up. Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol on your forehead; inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. (Deuteronomy 6:7-9).<\/span><\/p>\n

The rabbis understood the verses of the <\/span>Shema<\/span><\/i> as obligating a number of commandments. People are to recite the Shema prayer daily. More broadly, they need to constantly study Torah and teach it to their children. And they should inscribe on parchment key biblical passages, including this paragraph, and then place these texts in the form of <\/span>mezuzot<\/span><\/em> positioned on the doorposts of their homes, and in black boxes bound to their body in the form of <\/span>tefillin<\/span><\/i> (phylacteries).<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a fascinating vision of a life fully encompassed by sacred texts and remembrances of divine covenant. The second century sage, R. Meir, put it most powerfully:<\/span><\/p>\n

Meir used to say: There is not a single Jew whom the commandments do not surround. The <\/span>tefillin<\/span><\/i> on his head, the <\/span>tefillin<\/span><\/i> on his arm, the <\/span>mezuzah<\/span><\/i> on his door, and the four <\/span>tzitzit<\/span><\/i> (ritual fringes) encompass him. And regarding these [seven] commandments, King David said, \u2018Seven times per day I praise You for the laws of Your righteousness.\u2019 (Psalms 119:164).<\/span><\/p>\n

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