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The 6 words every Jew dies saying

Ezra Weiser unpacks the Shema—six ancient words whispered in joy, desperation, and dying breaths. From Moses’ last speech to the lullabies sung over cribs, the Shema has echoed through Jewish homes and history not as a request or a praise, but as a declaration of oneness—of faith, of identity, of God. And it’s everywhere: in mezuzahs, in tefillin, in our memories. In this episode, Ezra explores what it means to believe that God is One—and that everything is one with God. How six words can unite generations, infuse the mundane with meaning, and transform routine into reverence.

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