![]() ![]() The obligation to recite the Shema is separate from the obligation to pray and a Jew is obligated to say Shema in the morning and at night ( Deut. ![]() The Shema is an affirmation of Judaism and a declaration of faith in one God. Were we to do so we would be: 1) giving away all of our wealth, and need charity ourselves, 2) having to keep our children at home or to live with them far from our home and 3) fasting on an almost continuous basis, due to this being the only way of communicating with our souls (according to the other Jewish way for this type of messaging).įaith in some well sounding words is not enough in this case and I think you should better explain the practical connection between having faith and following these 3 specific instructions.Jewish Prayers: Table of Contents| Daily Services| Origins of Prayer ![]() These words in the Shema were presented there for a purpose, but in this day and age and within these conditions, we simply can apply a belief of G-d without having to accept all that He commands. Is there some criterion for being a good orthodox Jew in order to be a good jewish Jew?ĭear anonymous of murrumbeena, much as it is possible to use your reply to contest the questions that I present, it is not due to a lack of faith or failure in belief in G-d that my questions arise. It is my impression with this prayer (and with others too) that we are not expected to take them all that literally, but rather to have sufficient self-confidence in what our beliefs show and ouir ethical behaviors follow, that we can manage to establish a good relationship with G-d without having to be so literate in following such matter as tefillin, kippah, tizzit, after we have properly understood their implications rather than what they directly represent. by me but if we have to follow 3 difficult if not impossible activities, then it is not! If it is actually through emuna or faith alone-well that's O.K. ![]() In view if my previous comments and the inability for my words to show that love of G-d can be well expressed by following the more exact precepts within this ancient prayer, I again ask how should we express this love which is what we are instructed to give. David Harold Chester Petach Tikva, Israel August 5, 2018 ![]()
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