: the Jewish confession of faith made up of Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and Numbers 15:37–41
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In one scene, amid a panic attack that leaves him pale and crumpled on the floor after a mass casualty event, Robby recites the Shema prayer, which in Jewish tradition is said in the morning and evening.
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Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
But Iskander stepped it up, purchasing a 10-string lyre on Amazon during auditions and teaching himself to play the ancient instrument while learning the Shema prayer of faith in Hebrew from YouTube.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The day before Netanyahu spoke in Congress, two hundred peaceful protesters, led by Israeli and American rabbis chanting the Shema, were arrested in the Cannon House Office Building.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
But Iskander stepped it up, purchasing a 10-string lyre on Amazon during auditions and teaching himself to play the ancient instrument while learning the Shema prayer of faith in Hebrew from YouTube.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The day before Netanyahu spoke in Congress, two hundred peaceful protesters, led by Israeli and American rabbis chanting the Shema, were arrested in the Cannon House Office Building.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Shema.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shema. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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