What is the Jewish mission?

To live in covenant (brit) with God: To live with God, to work with God, and to bring God’s light into the world. When God created the world, He deliberately drew back some of the light. Our task is to bring it back. 

The greatest challenge to living with God is obvious: God is invisible, hidden. We cannot see Him.

The Torah’s answer is found in one extraordinary word: Shema.

Shema is often........

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