teffi50: youlookgoodlikethat: Talia CW Shema Yisrael Adona-i Elokaynu Adona-i Echad (שמע ישראל ה&
teffi50: youlookgoodlikethat: Talia CW Shema Yisrael Adona-i Elokaynu Adona-i Echad (שמע ישראל ה’ אלקינו ה’ אחד) Translation: Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God! The Lord is One! —Rabbi Akiba ben Joseph (Akiva). Note: These words (the Shema, from Deuteronomy 6:4) were stated as R. Akiba was being flayed by a Roman executioner for his continuing to teaching the Torah, despite the Roman prohibition on doing so (Talmud Berachot 61b). Because of R. Akiba, it is customary for Jews to recite the Shema as their last words. Schön -- source link