I spent many years as a song-leader looking for a mellow musical setting for the Shema and V’ahavta both in Hebrew. This melody came into my head while traveling in northern Israel many years ago. I carried it with me all these years before connecting it to these ancient words calling us to listen and love.

Shema Yisrael
Adonai Eloheinu
Adonai Echad

Baruch Shem Kevod
Malchuto
L'olam Va'ed

V'ahavta et adonai elohecha
b'chol l'vav'cha
uv'chol naf'sh'cha
uv'chol m'odecha.

V'hayu had'varim ha'eileh
asher anochi
m'tzav'cha hayom
al l'vavecha.

V'shinantam l'vanecha
v'dibarta bam
b'shiv't'cha b'veitecha
uv'lech't'cha vaderech
uv'shoch'b'cha uv'kumecha.

Uk'shartam l'ot al yadecha
v'hayu l'totafot bein einecha
uch'tav'tam al m'zuzot beitecha
uvish'arecha.

L'ma'an tizk'ru va'asitem
et kol mitz'votai
v'hiyitem k'doshim
leiloheichem.

Ani adonai eloheichem
asher hotzeiti et'chem
me'eretz mitz'rayim

l'hiyot lachem leilohim.
Ani adonai eloheichem.

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