Shema Yisroel

Legend tells that after the Holocaust, R. Yosef Kahaneman zt'l , the Ponevezhe Rov (others say rabbi Eliezer silver TAZ"L) began looking for Jewish children who had survived the war. It was known that some of the children had ended up in churches and were being raised as Christians. The Rov encountered one church that denied the existence and presence of Jewish children within their midst... He was granted permission to enter the children's quarters to inspect for himself -- when he entered he began calling out "Shema Yisroel" and instinctively many of the children raised their hands to cover their eyes and started calling out "mama! mama!"

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[diamondinchrist]

May I ask why they covered their eyes?? I don't really understand it...

[elirok]

Every time we say Shema we cover out eyes, for better concentration, and for fulfilling the necessary thought, every Jewish child is being educated with that from the very beginning, it becomes and instinctive act.

[edenleeschreier]

I desperately want to buy this song...how???

[elirok]

@edenleeschreier the song is on yaakov shweky cd called yedid

[Liesjeuit94]

Does anyone know how to write shema yisroel? I searched for it but it's different everywhere... שמע ישראל that's how I think it is but does anyone else knows how it should be written? ( apologies for my english )

[elirok]

@Liesjeuit94 that is the correct way of spelling it !!!

[Mrjonathangreenberg6]

Being jewish is the best thing in the world. Judaism is the only way to go!

GO JEWS!!!!!!

[strokex1]

i was raised to be a denial of the holocost. I have meet in person the survivors. It absolutely happened. Now i am also jewish, reconstructionist, a jew with a true heart and soul.

[chillylizerd]

@elirok No itunes options?

[RahmanIndera]

It tells how awesome the Heavenly Father worked and is still working right now...shma Yisrael, YHWH eloheinu, YHWH echad. YHWH melech ha olam.

[psychestudent]

Words cannot express the depth of emotion I feel each time I watch/listen to this video...I cannot speak for all the hidden children, but I can speak for myself, being one of them...the work this man did to bring us home to our true faith...just the thought brings me to tears again. thank you so much for showing me this video. It touches at the deepest and most tender of levels. Shema Yisroel...Hannah

[diamondinchrist]

@elirok Thank you!

[KhyberBoy09]

shema yisrael adonai eloheinu adonai ehad

[MrAvraham4]

to holoskolviv1- there are no words to express the gratitude to your family for saving Jews. you're great grandfather's reward was very great in Heaven. blessings from Israel

[diamondinchrist]

Thank you :-)

[imchoclate]

It makes me proud to be Jewish :')