A Version of the Recitation of the Shema‘ and Its Blessings from the Land of Israel
Praised are You, Adonai our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us concerning the obligation of reciting the Shema‘: with a whole heart to proclaim His majesty, and with a willing spirit to proclaim His unity [or, uniqueness].
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