Understanding the Gemara
What was the MISHNA's question?
From when should we say שמע at night?
מאימתי
From when
What does the words of שמע ישראל ה' אלוקינו ה' אחד?
Listen, oh Israel, Hashem, our G-d, Hashem is one
What does עול מלכות שמים mean?
The yoke of the kingship of heaven
What 2 questions does the Tana ask on the Mishna's question?
1) on what basis does the Tana say "from when"? (we didn't even establish THAT we need to say שמע!)
2) Why start with discussing Shema at nighttime and not the daytime?
עולות השחר
We should love Hashem with all our heart and all our _________ and ___________________
soul, everything we have
According to this concept, does שמע fit best with the analogy of Hashem being like our King, or our father?
Our King
According to the Gemara, what SHOULD it have taught about in the beginning?
Shema of the morning
ליתני
We should say the words of שמע in what situations?
When we get up, when we lie down, when we are at home, and on our way
What does the concept of the עול teach us to focus on?
The responsibility of being Hashem's people, but also the sense of purpose it fills us with
What 2 פסוקים does the תנא potentially base himself off of?
בשכבך ובקומך- when you lie down and when you get us
when you lie down is first
ויהי ערב ויהי בוקר יום אחד- and it was night and it was morning it was one day
night is first in creation story
מאי שנא
what's the difference?/why is it?
Mezuza
How do we know that שמע is connected to עול מלכות שמים?
Because the Gemara says we say שמע in order to have עול מלכות שמים first, that's why it's before the paragraph of והיה
Why does the ALWAYS start at night in Judaism and what does it teach us?
ויהי ערב ויהי בוקר יום אחד
In creation, night was first. We always think back to creation of the world and that Hashem is the creator and is in charge of everything
א"כ
אים כן- if so
We should bind the words of שמע between our eyes and on our hands- what מצוה is this?
Tefilin
Why is the analogy of Hashem being our ____________ more fitting for שמע than Hashem being our _______________ for שמע?
King, than father, because it helps us focus on our sense of responsibility to a higher power