{"id":8376,"date":"2016-02-16T02:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=8376"},"modified":"2018-05-24T12:56:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T09:56:44","slug":"03-16-02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/03-16-02\/","title":{"rendered":"02. The Mitzva of Reciting the Shema"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The recitation of <em>Shema<\/em> includes three paragraphs. The first is \u201c<em>Shema<\/em>\u201d (\u201cListen\u201d; Devarim 6:4-9), in which we accept the yoke of heaven and which discusses God\u2019s unity and our love for Him. The second is \u201c<em>Ve-haya im Shamo\u2019a<\/em>\u201d (\u201cAnd if you follow\u201d; Devarim 11:13-21), which contains the acceptance of the yoke of the <em>mitzvot<\/em>. The third is \u201c<em>Va-yomer<\/em>\u201d (\u201cAnd He said\u201d; Bamidbar 15:37-41), within which there is a command to remember the <em>mitzvot<\/em> via the mitzva of <em>tzitzit<\/em>, and at the end of which the Exodus from Egypt is mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>The Sages arranged the <em>Shema<\/em> paragraph to precede <em>Ve-haya im Shamo\u2019a<\/em> so that one will first accept the yoke of heaven and only then accept the yoke of the <em>mitzvot<\/em>. They also placed <em>Ve-haya im Shamo\u2019a<\/em>, which presents a general command to keep all the <em>mitzvot<\/em>, including those performed during the day and those at night, before <em>Va-yomer<\/em>, which discusses the mitzva of <em>tzitzit<\/em>, performed only during the day (<em>Berakhot<\/em> 13a).<\/p>\n<p>According to most Rishonim, the biblical commandment can be fulfilled by reciting just the \u201c<em>Shema Yisrael<\/em>\u201d verse, for about that verse Torah says (Devarim 6:6-7), \u201cThese words I am commanding you today must be in your heart\u2026when you lie down and when you get up.\u201d However, the Sages ordained the recitation of all three paragraphs. It can therefore be explained that the essence of the mitzva of <em>Shema<\/em> is indeed the acceptance of the yoke of heaven, which is why most Rishonim maintain that even one who only recites the first verse fulfills the biblical commandment. Yet, the more one enhances his acceptance of the yoke of heaven, the more completely he fulfills the biblical mitzva. Therefore, the Sages ordained the recitation of all three paragraphs, for within them are the fundamentals of faith, the acceptance of the yoke of the <em>mitzvot<\/em>, and the remembrance of all the <em>mitzvot<\/em> through the mitzva of <em>tzitzit<\/em>. Hence, in truth, we fulfill the biblical mitzva by reciting all three paragraphs (<em>Peninei Halakha: Prayer<\/em>, ch. 15 n. 1).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recitation of Shema includes three paragraphs. The first is \u201cShema\u201d (\u201cListen\u201d; Devarim 6:4-9), in which we accept the yoke of heaven and which discusses God\u2019s unity and our love for Him. The second is \u201cVe-haya im Shamo\u2019a\u201d (\u201cAnd if you follow\u201d; Devarim 11:13-21), which contains the acceptance of the yoke of the mitzvot. 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