
The Shema prayer has been the base for Jewish Mitzvot and Jewish item, used to fulfilling these Mitzvot; Tallit and Tzitzit, Tefillin, Mezuzah, Jewish Jewelry and home décor pieces. Let’s examine and discover how the prayer translates to beautiful Judaica, guiding us in our life and traditions.
This line expresses the idea of God’s unity and singularity. Simple and straightforward, the verse has inspired many Judaica artists, especially Jewelry designers to create pieces that one can wear and carry God close to their heart.
Shema ring
Shema bracelet
And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.
This verse has translated to the form of Tefillin we done on a daily basis. The tefillin are two boxes, one for the head and another for the arm, connected to black leather straps wrapped to each body part and inserted with the prayer on parchment.
And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Adorning many mezuzahs, this verse is also inscribed on Kosher parchments by hand, inserted into Mezuzah cases and hung on Jewish doorsteps and gates as symbol to our faith and God’s protection.
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Taken from book of Numbers, 15:37-41, these four verses relate to the Tallit and strings, hanging as reminders to the commandements.
Tallit clips to secure and hold the tallit on your shoulders as you pray. Adorned with Shema Israel in Hebrew so God’s commandments are always and everywhere remembered
The prayer concludes with reference to Exodus, with the prayer and Jewish articles mentioned above to be as constant reminders that G-D is one, the only one, who has saved us, protected us and therefore we must obey and fulfill His plan for us, through keeping Mitzvot and Shema prayer.
Shema jewelry, tefillin and tallitot make for outstanding and meaningful pieces one purchases for his loved ones on special occasions: Jewish wedding, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, birthdays and Jewish holidays, as well as for themselves to emphasize the significance of God and faith in their life, home and heart.
Wish to learn more about the articles mentioned above? Visit our Jewish blog to learn more about the tallit, the Jewish prayer shawl, the mezuzah in the Jewish home and tefillin.
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