The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/shema/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:21:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Shema | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/shema/ 32 32 Judge rules against Temple Mount ban for Jewish youth caught praying there https://www.timesofisrael.com/judge-rules-against-temple-mount-ban-for-jewish-youth-caught-praying-there/ Sun, 22 May 2022 19:17:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2767705 PMO insists no change to status quo after Magistrate's Court cites statement by police chief on freedom of religion for all; cops say statement was distorted; prosecution to appeal

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]]> Schumer recites Shema at prayer breakfast, joins Biden’s call for unity https://www.timesofisrael.com/schumer-recites-shema-at-prayer-breakfast-joins-bidens-call-for-unity/ Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:24:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2696464 Senate majority leader also quotes passage from Leviticus to 'love your neighbor as yourself'; US president hails bravery of rabbi, congregants held hostage at Texas synagogue

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]]> Hear, O Israel: There are magic powers in the Shema https://www.timesofisrael.com/hear-o-israel-there-are-magic-powers-in-the-shema/ Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:48:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2640118 An Israel Museum exhibit takes a deeper look at amulets inscribed with the elemental Jewish prayer

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]]> As virus wanes, Israel’s blind and deaf step out into a more hostile world https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-virus-wanes-israels-blind-and-deaf-step-out-into-a-more-hostile-world/ Fri, 22 May 2020 03:47:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2308337 A visually impaired actor and hard-of-hearing activist describe new pandemic challenges, with touching verboten and lip-reading impossible in a sea of masks

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]]> The comfort of a bedtime ritual https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/this-jewish-bedtime-ritual-was-a-parenting-win/ Sat, 03 Feb 2018 03:06:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1784029 I can't shield my kids from all the evil in the world, but I can help them cope with uncertainty

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]]> Lod mayor vows to drown out mosque loudspeakers with Jewish prayer https://www.timesofisrael.com/lod-mayor-vows-to-drown-out-mosque-loudspeakers-with-jewish-prayer/ Thu, 27 Oct 2016 08:22:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1486294 Yair Revivo says muezzin calls 'annoy' residents of mixed city, to be trumped by 'Shema Yisrael' blasted by municipality

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]]> Government closes ears to pleas from deaf kids’ nonprofit https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-closes-ears-to-pleas-from-deaf-kids-nonprofit/ Thu, 07 Apr 2016 11:36:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1371613 Shema says it'll collapse if it doesn't get more funding, while the Welfare Ministry downplays the organization's reach

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]]> Rabbis tweaked inaugural readings to make them ‘Jewier’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbis-tweaked-inaugural-readings-to-make-them-jewier/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:00:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=358100 White House was okay with last-minute changes added by Jewish clergy at service after Obama's swearing-in

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]]> Thousands sign on for Shema flash mob https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-sign-on-for-shema-flash-mob/ Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:18:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=258238 Gatherings come in protest against arrest of woman at the Western Wall during prayer service

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