SEPTEMBER TEKIAH INSERT
2 ways to “read, learn, write”: the full verse or the ikar (the most essential part) which
is in bold. This month the first verse is so short, the entire verse is the ikar!
Read: Deuteronomy 6:4
.‫וָה* אֶ חַָד‬-‫ַיְ ה‬,‫וָה* אֱ ֹלהֵ ינּו‬-‫ַיְ ה‬:‫יִ ְׁש ָראֵ ל‬, ‫ְׁשמַע‬
Sh’ma, Yisrael: Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad.
Learn: Practice reading the verse in Hebrew. In translation, the verse means:
“Hear, O Israel! Adonai is our God, Adonai is One!”
Word for word Translation:
*‫וָה‬-‫יְ ה‬
‫אֶ חַָד‬
one
God, proper noun
‫אֱ ֹלהֵ ינּו‬
our God
*‫וָה‬-‫יִ ְׁש ָראֵ ל ַ יְ ה‬
God, proper noun Israel
‫ְׁשמַע‬
hear, listen
Write: Trace the letters, write them freehand, or check out
http://www.akhlah.com/aleph_bet/block_letters.pdf for how to write each individual
letter.
Read: Deuteronomy 6:5
.‫ ְּמאֹ דֶ ָך‬-‫ ּובְּ כָל‬,‫נַפְּ ְּשָך‬-‫לְּ בָ בְּ ָך ּובְּ כָל‬-‫ בְּ כָל‬,‫וָה* אֱ ֹלהֶ יָך‬-‫ַאֵ תַיְ ה‬, ָ‫וְׁ אָ ה ְׁבת‬
V'ahavta et Adonai Elohecha, b’chol-l’vav’cha uv’chol-nafsh’cha uv’chol-me'odecha.
Learn: Practice reading the verse in Hebrew. In translation, the verse means:
“You shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with
all your might.”
Word for word Translation:
‫בְּ כָל‬
with all,
in all
‫אֱ ֹלהֶ יָך‬
your God
‫ְּמאֹ דֶ ָך‬
your might,
your strength
*‫וָה‬-‫יְ ה‬
God,
proper noun
‫ּובְּ כָל‬
and with all,
and in all
‫אֵ ת‬
(direct object indicator, no
translation)
‫נַפְּ ְּשָך‬
your soul, your
being
‫ּובְּ כָל‬
and with all,
and in all
ַָ‫וְׁ אָ ה ְׁבת‬
You shall
love
‫לְּ בָ בְּ ָך‬
your heart
*The yud-hey-vav-hey name of God is holy and must not be destroyed. There is a dash in the middle
of the name of God here to protect the Name from being written and then destroyed. Know that the
dash does not appear in the Torah, though it appears in between the letters in the “read” and “write”
sections. When you write the name of God, please write it with respect or consider practicing the
letters separately. If you have any questions, please contact the Rabbis.
Write: Trace the letters, write them freehand, or check out
http://www.akhlah.com/aleph_bet/block_letters.pdf for how to write each individual
letter.
Read: Deuteronomy 8:10
.‫לְָך‬-‫הָ אָ ֶרץ הַ טֹ בָ ה אֲשֶ ר נָתַ ן‬-‫ עַל‬,‫וָה*ַאֱ ֹלהֶ יָך‬-‫וְׁ אָ כלְׁ תַַָוְׁ שָ בָ עְׁ תַָ ּובֵ רכְׁ תָ ַאֶ ת יְ ה‬
V’achalta v’savata uv’rachta et Adonai Elohecha al-ha’aretz hatovah asher natanlach.
Learn: Practice reading the verse in Hebrew. In translation, the verse means:
“When you have eaten your fill, give thanks to Adonai your God for the good land
given to you.”
Word for word Translation:
*‫וָה‬-‫יְ ה‬
God,
proper noun
‫לְָך‬
‫אֵ ת‬
(direct object indicator,
no translation)
‫אֲשֶ ר נָתַ ן‬
to you gave
that
ַָ‫ּובֵ רכְׁ ת‬
you shall
bless
‫הַ טֹ בָ ה‬
the good (adjective)
ַָ‫וְׁ שָ בָ עְׁ ת‬
and you are
and you
satisfied/satiated have eaten
‫הָ אָ ֶרץ‬
the land
ַַָ‫וְׁ אָ כלְׁ ת‬
‫עַל‬
for, upon, on
‫אֱ ֹלהֶ יָך‬
your God
Write: Trace the letters, write them freehand, or check out
http://www.akhlah.com/aleph_bet/block_letters.pdf for how to write each individual
letter.