You shall teach them to your children, to speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road, when you lie down and when you rise. Therefore, place these words of Mine upon your heart and upon your soul, and bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for a reminder between your eyes. For then the L-rd's wrath will flare up against you, and He will close the heavens so that there will be no rain and the earth will not yield its produce, and you will swiftly perish from the good land which the L-rd gives you. Take care lest your heart be lured away, and you turn astray and worship alien gods and bow down to them. And I will give grass in your fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be sated.

And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates.Īnd it will be, if you will diligently obey My commandments which I enjoin upon you this day, to love the L-rd your G‑d and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, I will give rain for your land at the proper time, the early rain and the late rain, and you will gather in your grain, your wine and your oil. You shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for a reminder between your eyes. You shall teach them thoroughly to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road, when you lie down and when you rise. And these words which I command you today shall be upon your heart. You shall love the L-rd your G‑d with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. Recite the following verse in an undertone:īlessed be the name of the glory of His kingdom forever and ever. Hear, O Israel, the L-rd is our G‑d, the L-rd is One. These contain the Hebrew connections, the English transliteration, the English translation, AND further kabbalistic meditations that go into each aspect.Cover your eyes with your right hand and say: Without this consciousness, “all bets are off.” There is no true benefit to us if we are not sharing the Light with others.įor more details, please refer to one of the connection books, Dialing God: Daily Connection Book or Prayer of the Poor.

So, we can connect through this name to the Ten Sefirot of the Tree of Life, Reality beyond all time, space, and motion.ģ) The first section has 42 words corresponding to the Ana B’Koach, the second section has 72 words corresponding to the 72 Names, the third section has 50 words corresponding to the 50 gates of the Light, and the fourth section is 72 words corresponding to a different version of the 72 Names (where the three verses from Exodus that make up the 72 Names are all written forward instead of first forward, second backwards, third forward).Ĥ) The Shema underscores the foundational consciousness that Rav Berg always emphasized – Love your neighbor as yourself. And, we can share this healing energy with every person on the planet – both those whom we know need healing and those we don’t know, but who also need healing.Ģ) There are four sections of the Shema that relate to the Holy Name, the Tetragrammaton. Rav Berg emphasized, therefore, that we can strengthen our immune system with the Shema. Here are a few:ġ) The Shema is composed of 248 words that correspond to the 248 parts of our soul and body. There are many aspects of meditation in the Shema. Therefore, the kabbalists teach us kavanot, or the intent/direction of the words. Thank you for pointing out the important difference between traditional “prayer” and kabbalistic “connection.” The purpose of kabbalistic connection is to connect through the words to the Light of the Creator. Should I be concentrating on something different as I pass through each section of the prayer? Thank You. What should I concentrate on while I recite the Shema? Each section corresponds to a letter in the divine name.

Shema transliteration