Why Do We Cover Our Eyes During Shema? Originally Published March 4-5, 2022.
March 17, 2022
Many cover their eyes with their right hand during the first line of the Shema (the first six words, “Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One”), and uncover during the subsequent paragraphs: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21, and Numbers 15:37-41. We recite the Shema in its entirety twice every day: once during […]