Shavuot: Hearing is Believing
Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair
The 'Shema' is the basic credo of the Jewish People - that God is One. But why do we say, "Hear O Israel!" rather than "See O Israel!" or "Know O Israel!?'
The 'Shema' is the basic credo of the Jewish People - that God is One. But why do we say, "Hear O Israel!" rather than "See O Israel!" or "Know O Israel!?'