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Hear O' Israel - The Shema in Jewish Prayer
The most central prayer in Judaism, Shema Yisrael, was quoted during the invocation given by Pastor Rick Warren to, then, President-elect Barack Obama. Why is the Shema such a central part of Jewish faith?



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