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Shema [u'virchotecha]
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(ד) שְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יְהֹוָ֥ה ׀ אֶחָֽד׃ (ה) וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ אֵ֖ת יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בְּכׇל־לְבָבְךָ֥ וּבְכׇל־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ וּבְכׇל־מְאֹדֶֽךָ׃ (ו) וְהָי֞וּ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֧י מְצַוְּךָ֛ הַיּ֖וֹם עַל־לְבָבֶֽךָ׃ (ז) וְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣ם לְבָנֶ֔יךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ בָּ֑ם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וּֽבְשׇׁכְבְּךָ֖ וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃ (ח) וּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥ם לְא֖וֹת עַל־יָדֶ֑ךָ וְהָי֥וּ לְטֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ (ט) וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם עַל־מְזֻז֥וֹת בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ {ס}
(4) Hear, O Israel! יהוה is our God, יהוה alone.[*יהוה is our God, יהוה alone Cf. Rashbam and Ibn Ezra; see Zech. 14.9. Others “The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” ] (5) You shall love your God יהוה with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. (6) Take to heart these instructions with which I charge you this day. (7) Impress them upon your children. Recite them when you stay at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up. (8) Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol*[symbol Others “frontlet”; cf. Exod. 13.16. on your forehead;*on your forehead Lit. “between your eyes”; cf. Exod. 13.9.] (9) inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
(יג) וְהָיָ֗ה אִם־שָׁמֹ֤עַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶל־מִצְוֺתַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י מְצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם לְאַהֲבָ֞ה אֶת־יְהֹוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ וּלְעׇבְד֔וֹ בְּכׇל־לְבַבְכֶ֖ם וּבְכׇל־נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃ (יד) וְנָתַתִּ֧י מְטַֽר־אַרְצְכֶ֛ם בְּעִתּ֖וֹ יוֹרֶ֣ה וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁ וְאָסַפְתָּ֣ דְגָנֶ֔ךָ וְתִירֹֽשְׁךָ֖ וְיִצְהָרֶֽךָ׃ (טו) וְנָתַתִּ֛י עֵ֥שֶׂב בְּשָׂדְךָ֖ לִבְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ וְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃ (טז) הִשָּֽׁמְר֣וּ לָכֶ֔ם פֶּ֥ן יִפְתֶּ֖ה לְבַבְכֶ֑ם וְסַרְתֶּ֗ם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם לָהֶֽם׃ (יז) וְחָרָ֨ה אַף־יְהֹוָ֜ה בָּכֶ֗ם וְעָצַ֤ר אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה מָטָ֔ר וְהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה לֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן אֶת־יְבוּלָ֑הּ וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣ם מְהֵרָ֗ה מֵעַל֙ הָאָ֣רֶץ הַטֹּבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶֽם׃ (יח) וְשַׂמְתֶּם֙ אֶת־דְּבָרַ֣י אֵ֔לֶּה עַל־לְבַבְכֶ֖ם וְעַֽל־נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם וּקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨ם אֹתָ֤ם לְאוֹת֙ עַל־יֶדְכֶ֔ם וְהָי֥וּ לְטוֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין עֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ (יט) וְלִמַּדְתֶּ֥ם אֹתָ֛ם אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֖ם לְדַבֵּ֣ר בָּ֑ם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וּֽבְשׇׁכְבְּךָ֖ וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃ (כ) וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם עַל־מְזוּז֥וֹת בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ (כא) לְמַ֨עַן יִרְבּ֤וּ יְמֵיכֶם֙ וִימֵ֣י בְנֵיכֶ֔ם עַ֚ל הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֧ע יְהֹוָ֛ה לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם לָתֵ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם כִּימֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃*(בספרי תימן הָאָֽרֶץ׃ בצד״י גדולה) {ס}
(13) If, then, you obey the commandments that I enjoin upon you this day, loving your God יהוה and serving [God] with all your heart and soul, (14) I*I That is, יהוה; Samaritan reads “He.” will grant the rain for your land in season, the early rain and the late. You shall gather in your new grain and wine and oil— (15) I*I See note at v. 14. will also provide grass in the fields for your cattle—and thus you shall eat your fill. (16) Take care not to be lured away to serve other gods and bow to them. (17) For יהוה’s anger will flare up against you, shutting up the skies so that there will be no rain and the ground will not yield its produce; and you will soon perish from the good land that יהוה is assigning to you. (18) Therefore impress these My words upon your very heart:*very heart Lit. “heart and self.” bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol on your forehead,*symbol on your forehead See notes on 6.8. (19) and teach them to your children—reciting them when you stay at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up; (20) and inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates— (21) to the end that you and your children may endure, in the land that יהוה swore to your fathers to assign to them, as long as there is a heaven over the earth.
(לז) וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (לח) דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם וְעָשׂ֨וּ לָהֶ֥ם צִיצִ֛ת עַל־כַּנְפֵ֥י בִגְדֵיהֶ֖ם לְדֹרֹתָ֑ם וְנָ֥תְנ֛וּ עַל־צִיצִ֥ת הַכָּנָ֖ף פְּתִ֥יל תְּכֵֽלֶת׃ (לט) וְהָיָ֣ה לָכֶם֮ לְצִיצִת֒ וּרְאִיתֶ֣ם אֹת֗וֹ וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־כׇּל־מִצְוֺ֣ת יְהֹוָ֔ה וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־תָת֜וּרוּ אַחֲרֵ֤י לְבַבְכֶם֙ וְאַחֲרֵ֣י עֵֽינֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֥ם זֹנִ֖ים אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ (מ) לְמַ֣עַן תִּזְכְּר֔וּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֶת־כׇּל־מִצְוֺתָ֑י וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם קְדֹשִׁ֖ים לֵאלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם׃ (מא) אֲנִ֞י יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר הוֹצֵ֤אתִי אֶתְכֶם֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִהְי֥וֹת לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִ֑ים אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ {פ}
(37) יהוה said to Moses as follows: (38) Speak to the Israelite people*Israelite people Heb. bene yisra’el; whether women are in view is uncertain. and instruct them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout the ages; let them attach a cord of blue to the fringe at each corner. (39) That shall be your fringe; look at it and recall all the commandments of יהוה and observe them, so that you do not follow your heart and eyes in your lustful urge. (40) Thus you shall be reminded to observe all My commandments and to be holy to your God. (41) I יהוה am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I, your God יהוה.
Two paragraphs before and in morning: Yotzer Or and Ahavah Rabbah
Two paragraphs before and one paragraph after in evening: Ma'ariv Aravim, Ahavat Olam, Hashkee'veinu
(blessings composed by sages of the rabbinic period and augmented by later poets)
= most ancient part of the Jewish prayerbook
recited daily by the priests as part of their devotions in the Temple
recited two times daily by individuals during the 2nd Temple period (as early as 1st C. CE)
listening to the "word of God"
Two paragraphs before and one paragraph after in evening: Ma'ariv Aravim, Ahavat Olam, Hashkee'veinu
(blessings composed by sages of the rabbinic period and augmented by later poets)
= most ancient part of the Jewish prayerbook
recited daily by the priests as part of their devotions in the Temple
recited two times daily by individuals during the 2nd Temple period (as early as 1st C. CE)
listening to the "word of God"
(ד) שְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יְהֹוָ֥ה ׀ אֶחָֽד׃
(4) Hear, O Israel! יהוה is our God, יהוה alone.*יהוה is our God, יהוה alone Cf. Rashbam and Ibn Ezra; see Zech. 14.9. Others “The Lord our God, the Lord is one.”
שְׁמַ֖ע
listen, hear
consider well, concentrate, understand and absorb (Sforno, Ralbag)
connotes acceptance (vs. hazon: incline the ear to punctiliously listen)
maybe: testimony
The mezzuzah scroll contains the first two paragraphs of the “Shema” prayer, declaring the oneness of G-d, and commanding us “to write [these words] on the doorpost of your house and on your gates” (Deut. 6:4- 9). The second passage (Deut. 11:13-21) teaches that Jewish destiny, both individually and nationally, depends upon fulfilling G-d’s will.
Bedtime Shema
One of the main preparations for sleep is the prayer service called: “The Recital of ‘Hear O Israel’ Before Bed.”
Because the Torah teaches us to say the words of the Shema “when you lie down and when you rise up,” the custom arose to recite the Shema at night (Brachot 60b). There is a special version of the Shema, Shema al ha’mee’tah,” or the Bedtime Shema, said at night before going to sleep. It only appears in some siddurim (prayer books). It guides us to forgive those who have wronged us, and ask forgiveness from those whom we may have wronged:
The Practice:
As you lie down in your bed, take a mental accounting of your day. Did you feel hurt by what someone else did to you? Can you let it go, and forgive that person for their clumsiness, or the unhealed parts of who they are that acted out of their unhealed wounds? Did you do anything that was unkind, or unskilled to someone else? Can you ask that both they and you extend forgiveness toward you, for acting in these ways? Can you let go of your own embarrassment or shame for being an imperfect human being
רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, הֲרֵינִי מוֹחֵל לְכָל מִי שֶׁהִכְעִיס וְהִקְנִיט אוֹתִי, אוֹ שֶׁחָטָא כְּנֶגְדִּי, בֵּין בְּגוּפִי בֵּין בְּמָמוֹנִי, בֵּין בִּכְבוֹדִי בֵּין בְּכָל אֲשֶׁר לִי, בֵּין בְּאֹֽנֶס בֵּין בְּרָצוֹן, בֵּין בְּשׁוֹגֵג בֵּין בְּמֵזִיד, בֵּין בְּדִבּוּר בֵּין בְּמַעֲשֶׂה, בֵּין בְּמַחֲשָׁבָה בֵּין בְּהִרְהוּר, בֵּין בְּגִלְגוּל זֶה בֵּין בְּגִלְגוּל אַחֵר, לְכָל בַּר יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְלֹא יֵעָנֵשׁ שׁוּם אָדָם בְּסִבָּתִי. יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ, יְיָ אֱלֹהַי וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתַי, שֶׁלֹּא אֶחֱטָא עוֹד, וּמַה שֶּׁחָטָֽאתִי לְפָנֶֽיךָ מְחוֹק בְּרַחֲמֶֽיךָ הָרַבִּים, אֲבָל לֹא עַל יְדֵי יִסּוּרִים וָחֳלָיִים רָעִים. יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶֽיךָ, יְיָ צוּרִי וְגֹאֲלִי.
Master/Source of All in the universe, I hereby forgive anyone who angered or antagonized me, or who sinned against me—whether against my body, my property, my honor, or against anything of mine; whether he did so accidentally, willfully, carelessly, or purposely; whether through speech, deed, thought, or notion, whether in this transmigration or another transmigration [i.e. this lifetime or another one]. . . May no one be punished because of me. May it be Your will, Eternal One . . .that I sin no more . . . . that I . . . . do not do what is evil in Your eyes. . . . Whatever sins I have done before You, may You blot out in Your abundant mercies, but not through suffering or harmful illnesses. May the expressions of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor before You, Eternal One, my Rock and my Redeemer.
One of the main preparations for sleep is the prayer service called: “The Recital of ‘Hear O Israel’ Before Bed.”
Because the Torah teaches us to say the words of the Shema “when you lie down and when you rise up,” the custom arose to recite the Shema at night (Brachot 60b). There is a special version of the Shema, Shema al ha’mee’tah,” or the Bedtime Shema, said at night before going to sleep. It only appears in some siddurim (prayer books). It guides us to forgive those who have wronged us, and ask forgiveness from those whom we may have wronged:
The Practice:
As you lie down in your bed, take a mental accounting of your day. Did you feel hurt by what someone else did to you? Can you let it go, and forgive that person for their clumsiness, or the unhealed parts of who they are that acted out of their unhealed wounds? Did you do anything that was unkind, or unskilled to someone else? Can you ask that both they and you extend forgiveness toward you, for acting in these ways? Can you let go of your own embarrassment or shame for being an imperfect human being
רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, הֲרֵינִי מוֹחֵל לְכָל מִי שֶׁהִכְעִיס וְהִקְנִיט אוֹתִי, אוֹ שֶׁחָטָא כְּנֶגְדִּי, בֵּין בְּגוּפִי בֵּין בְּמָמוֹנִי, בֵּין בִּכְבוֹדִי בֵּין בְּכָל אֲשֶׁר לִי, בֵּין בְּאֹֽנֶס בֵּין בְּרָצוֹן, בֵּין בְּשׁוֹגֵג בֵּין בְּמֵזִיד, בֵּין בְּדִבּוּר בֵּין בְּמַעֲשֶׂה, בֵּין בְּמַחֲשָׁבָה בֵּין בְּהִרְהוּר, בֵּין בְּגִלְגוּל זֶה בֵּין בְּגִלְגוּל אַחֵר, לְכָל בַּר יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְלֹא יֵעָנֵשׁ שׁוּם אָדָם בְּסִבָּתִי. יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ, יְיָ אֱלֹהַי וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתַי, שֶׁלֹּא אֶחֱטָא עוֹד, וּמַה שֶּׁחָטָֽאתִי לְפָנֶֽיךָ מְחוֹק בְּרַחֲמֶֽיךָ הָרַבִּים, אֲבָל לֹא עַל יְדֵי יִסּוּרִים וָחֳלָיִים רָעִים. יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶֽיךָ, יְיָ צוּרִי וְגֹאֲלִי.
Master/Source of All in the universe, I hereby forgive anyone who angered or antagonized me, or who sinned against me—whether against my body, my property, my honor, or against anything of mine; whether he did so accidentally, willfully, carelessly, or purposely; whether through speech, deed, thought, or notion, whether in this transmigration or another transmigration [i.e. this lifetime or another one]. . . May no one be punished because of me. May it be Your will, Eternal One . . .that I sin no more . . . . that I . . . . do not do what is evil in Your eyes. . . . Whatever sins I have done before You, may You blot out in Your abundant mercies, but not through suffering or harmful illnesses. May the expressions of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor before You, Eternal One, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Blessed…Who makes the bands of sleep fall upon my eyes and slumber upon my eyelids,
and illuminates the pupil of the eye.
May it be Your will, O Lord my God,
that You make me lie down in peace and give me my portion in Your Torah,
accustom me to mitzvot and do not accustom me to transgression,
lead me not into error, nor into iniquity, nor into temptation nor into disgrace.
May the good inclination have dominion over me
and may the evil inclination not have dominion over me.
Save me from an evil mishap and evil diseases.
Let neither bad dreams nor troubling thoughts disturb me.
May my bed be flawless before You, that my progeny should not be flawed.
Enlighten my eyes in the morning lest I sleep the sleep of death, never to awaken.
Blessed are You, O Lord, Who gives light to the whole world in His glory.
Then, recite the Shema (and perhaps the continuation of the Shema):
שְׁמַע ׀ יִשְׂרָאֵל, יְיָ ׀ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ, יְיָ ׀ אֶחָד.
בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד.
Shema, Yisrael, Adonai Eloheynu Adonai Echad.
Baruch Shem k’vod malchuto, le’olam va’ed
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וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְיָ ׀ אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ, בְּכָל ׀ לְבָבְךָ, וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ, וּבְכָל מְאֹדֶֽךָ. וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה, אֲשֶׁר ׀ אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם, עַל ׀ לְבָבֶֽךָ. וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶֽיךָ, וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם, בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶֽךָ, וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּֽרֶךְ, וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ, וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ. וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת ׀ עַל יָדֶֽךָ, וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין ׀ עֵינֶֽיךָ. וּכְתַבְתָּם ׀ עַל מְזֻזוֹת בֵּיתֶֽךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ.
V’ah’hav’tah yet Adonai eh’lo’he’cha, b’chol levav’cha, u’v’chol naf’she’cha u’v’chol meh’odecha. V’ha’yu ha’dvarim ha’eleh, asher anochi m’tzav’cha ha’yom al l’va’veh’cha. V’shee’nan’tam l’va’neh’cha, v’dee’bar’ta bam; b’sheev’t’cha b’vey’teh’cha, uv’lech’te’cha va’derech, uv’shoch’b’cha uv’koo’meh’cha. Uk’shar’tam l’ot al ya’de’cha, v’ha’yoo l’totafot beyn ey’neh’cha. Uch’tav’tam al meh’zu’zot bey’te’cha, u’vee’sha’recha.
And you shall love Adonai your G-d with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your might. And these words which I command you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them to your children, and speak them, when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking on your way, when you lie down and when you rise up. And you shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house, and on your gates
Finally, imagine the angelic forces of love, strength, light, and healing surrounding you, and the Divine Presence hovering above you.
Micha-el: Who is Like You, God? (Love)
Gavri-el: God’s Strength (Strength)
Uri-el: God’s Light (Light)
Rapha-el: God’s Healing (Healing)
B’sheim יהוה, Elohei Yisra·el
(In the name of God, the God of Israel):
mimini Micha·el,
(On my right is Michael,)
umis’moli Gavri·el,
(on my left is Gavriel.)
umil’fanai Uri·el,
(In front of me is Uriel,)
umei·achorai R’fa·el,
(behind me Raphael.)
v’al roshi, umei·al tachtai,
(And above my head, above my head)
Shechinat El.
(G-d’s Divine Presence).
and illuminates the pupil of the eye.
May it be Your will, O Lord my God,
that You make me lie down in peace and give me my portion in Your Torah,
accustom me to mitzvot and do not accustom me to transgression,
lead me not into error, nor into iniquity, nor into temptation nor into disgrace.
May the good inclination have dominion over me
and may the evil inclination not have dominion over me.
Save me from an evil mishap and evil diseases.
Let neither bad dreams nor troubling thoughts disturb me.
May my bed be flawless before You, that my progeny should not be flawed.
Enlighten my eyes in the morning lest I sleep the sleep of death, never to awaken.
Blessed are You, O Lord, Who gives light to the whole world in His glory.
Then, recite the Shema (and perhaps the continuation of the Shema):
שְׁמַע ׀ יִשְׂרָאֵל, יְיָ ׀ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ, יְיָ ׀ אֶחָד.
בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד.
Shema, Yisrael, Adonai Eloheynu Adonai Echad.
Baruch Shem k’vod malchuto, le’olam va’ed
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וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְיָ ׀ אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ, בְּכָל ׀ לְבָבְךָ, וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ, וּבְכָל מְאֹדֶֽךָ. וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה, אֲשֶׁר ׀ אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם, עַל ׀ לְבָבֶֽךָ. וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶֽיךָ, וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם, בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶֽךָ, וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּֽרֶךְ, וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ, וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ. וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת ׀ עַל יָדֶֽךָ, וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין ׀ עֵינֶֽיךָ. וּכְתַבְתָּם ׀ עַל מְזֻזוֹת בֵּיתֶֽךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ.
V’ah’hav’tah yet Adonai eh’lo’he’cha, b’chol levav’cha, u’v’chol naf’she’cha u’v’chol meh’odecha. V’ha’yu ha’dvarim ha’eleh, asher anochi m’tzav’cha ha’yom al l’va’veh’cha. V’shee’nan’tam l’va’neh’cha, v’dee’bar’ta bam; b’sheev’t’cha b’vey’teh’cha, uv’lech’te’cha va’derech, uv’shoch’b’cha uv’koo’meh’cha. Uk’shar’tam l’ot al ya’de’cha, v’ha’yoo l’totafot beyn ey’neh’cha. Uch’tav’tam al meh’zu’zot bey’te’cha, u’vee’sha’recha.
And you shall love Adonai your G-d with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your might. And these words which I command you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them to your children, and speak them, when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking on your way, when you lie down and when you rise up. And you shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house, and on your gates
Finally, imagine the angelic forces of love, strength, light, and healing surrounding you, and the Divine Presence hovering above you.
Micha-el: Who is Like You, God? (Love)
Gavri-el: God’s Strength (Strength)
Uri-el: God’s Light (Light)
Rapha-el: God’s Healing (Healing)
B’sheim יהוה, Elohei Yisra·el
(In the name of God, the God of Israel):
mimini Micha·el,
(On my right is Michael,)
umis’moli Gavri·el,
(on my left is Gavriel.)
umil’fanai Uri·el,
(In front of me is Uriel,)
umei·achorai R’fa·el,
(behind me Raphael.)
v’al roshi, umei·al tachtai,
(And above my head, above my head)
Shechinat El.
(G-d’s Divine Presence).