In case you missed it in class....

            Here is the Sh'ma:  

                        Sh'ma Israel,  Adonay Elohenu Adonay Ehad.  

                        Hear  O Israel,  (the) Lord Our God,  (the) Lord is ONE.

                Translation:    

                            Sh'ma    -   "Hear"  as in "Listen UP!"
                            Adonay -    means  "The Lord"
                            Elohenu -   Our God
                            Ehad -   ONE (as in [my] ONE and ONLY.

              Reminder:   It is found in the Book of Deuteronomy chapter 6 , vs 4    Dt. 6:4  and represents the HEART of the Covenant between God and the chosen people.  This affirmation of faith is prayed morning and night by devout Jews - Jesus would have prayed it daily.  It professes that God is their one and only, just as in marriage the spouse is the 'one and only' of the other. It is the perhaps the most important statement in the Old Testament

We will pray this daily at the end of our prayer time in class to affirm our devotion to God, just as Jesus did.