Tag Archives: Shema
Sh’ma – On the Matter of Hearing
by Elliot Holin (Dresher, PA) When I was a child, I loved hearing the phrase “Hero Israel” because it brought to mind such wonderful and powerful images of men riding horses across the desert, swords held high, whooping with delight, … Continue reading
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Shma Israel
By George Oscar Lee (Aventura, FL) Hear O Israel… This time O Lord You listen! Did You, God, see the smoke from Auschwitz Made of innocent souls? Or read the sign Arbeit Macht Frei? Did You hear the moans of … Continue reading
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