Sabbath and The Shema

Central to the celebration of the Sabbath among Jews and Messianic Chistians is the recitation or singing of the Shema. It is a prayer that Jesus would certainly have recited countless times in his life and a prayer that affirms the nature of the One true Creator God. The Shema is drawn from Deuteronomy 6:4-9, which begins, "Hear Oh Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One." Many Jews recite (or sing) the Shema twice a day, in addition to recitations as part of holidays, such a Sabbath, and services at the synagogue.

A transliteration of the Shema in Hebrew:

Shema Yisrael, Adonai eloheinu, Adonai echad.
Barukh shem kevod malkhuto le-olam va’ed.

And English translation of the Shema:

Hear O Israel, the LORD our God is one LORD.
Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is
forever and ever.

A beautiful version of the Shema, as performed by Anna Brooks, of Temple Israel in Bloomfield, MI:

Yet another rendition of the Shema by a Messianic group called 3b4jHoy: