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November 16, 2021
How the Sh’ma Was Transformed from a Prayer to a Totem
Silver bracelets, Greek inscriptions, and centuries-old Jewish folk beliefs.
“Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one” (Deuteronomy 6:4), combined with three biblical passages, constitutes one of Judaism’s best-known prayers. An exhibit at the Israel Museum focuses on the way Jews used the words of the sh’ma as a sort of magical inscription. In her review, Jessica Steinberg, like the exhibit itself, begins with at 1,500-year-old silver armband that experts believe served as an amulet:
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How the Sh’ma Was Transformed from a Prayer to a Totem
Silver bracelets, Greek inscriptions, and centuries-old Jewish folk beliefs.