The Jewish Exponent

Schumer Recites the Shema Prayer at National Prayer Breakfast

WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer, the most senior Jewish elected official in U.S. history, recited the Shema prayer at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday. The New York Democrat added a reading ...
Sun Sentinel

Tens of thousands participate in global Shema prayer on behalf of Israeli hostages

(JTA) Tens of thousands of Jews around the world joined in a collective recitation of the Shema prayer on Thursday, March 21 that was broadcast from Jerusalem’s Western Wall to support the more than ...
The Times of Israel

Praying for hostages and soldiers, mass recitation of Shema held at Western Wall

Thousands of people from around the world joined in with worshippers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem in prayers for the soldiers and hostages in what organizers hoped would be the largest recitation ...
The Times of Israel

Video shows IDF commander reciting Shema prayer before blowing up Gaza building he says is mosque

A video posted to social media shows an IDF commander in the Gaza Strip reciting the Shema prayer before detonating a series of buildings and claiming one of them is a mosque. “This is the commander,” ...