One God, One Lord

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Deuteronomy 6.4.
The word “hear” in Hebrew is shema, which is why this whole verse is known as the Shema. The Shema is considered to be the most important prayer in Judaism and it is a mitzvah — a binding religious duty on Jews — [...]

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Come to the Table

While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the “sinners” and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax [...]

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Bells and Pomegranates

They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth — the work of a weaver — with an opening in the center of the robe like the opening of a collar, and a band around this opening, so that it would not tear. They made pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and [...]

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