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According to the Talmud, the reading of the Shema morning and evening fulfills the commandment "You shall meditate therein day and night". As soon as a child begins to speak, his father is directed to teach him the verse "Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob", [10] and teach him to read the Shema. [11]
Emet V'Emunah (True and faithful) is the paragraph that is recited immediately following Shema during Maariv, two fundamental prayers of virtually all forms of Judaism practiced today. Its recitation fulfills the obligation to recall the Exodus from Egypt during the evening.
Chapter 1 determines the time and the manner of the reading of Shema in the evening and in the morning, and the number of blessings which precede and follow the reading; the controversy between the Houses of Hillel and Shammai regarding whether to stand, recline or sit during the recital; and the blessings before and after the Shema. [1] [2]
The first word of the blessing is אמת (emet).However, when recited communally, this word is appended to the end of the Shema. Upon finishing the Shema and saying the word emet, one waits for the chazzan to reach this point before continuing with veyatziv and the remainder of the blessing.
HaMaariv Aravim, or simply Maariv Aravim, is the first blessing before the Shema and generally the opening prayer during Maariv. It is considered to be the parallel prayer to Yotzer ohr, which is recited in the same place at Shacharit. [1] Just as Yotzer Ohr speaks of the coming of light, HaMaariv Aravim speaks of the coming of darkness. [2]
Baruch HaShem Le'Olam (Hebrew: ברוך ה׳ לעולם , Blessed is HaShem Forever) [note 1] [note 2] is a compilation of 18 verses from Tanach that is recited by some Jewish communities during weekday Maariv between Shema and Amidah.
The Babylonian Talmud relates that Rav Yosei said, "Let my portion be with those who recite Hallel every day." The Gemara then, anonymously, questions this statement quoting the Master as having said, "He who reads Hallel every day is a curser and blasphemer."
Whenever the scroll is opened to be read it is laid on a piece of cloth called the mappah. When the Torah scroll is carried through the synagogue, the members of the congregation may touch the edge of their prayer shawl to the Torah scroll and then kiss the shawl as a sign of respect. As it is important to guard the sanctity of a Torah ...