AQA GCSE Religious Studies A · 8062
Paper 1, Paper 2
An important Jewish prayer affirming that God is one and expressing the duty to love and obey God.
Revise: Nature of GodThe Shema is recited in morning and evening worship. Its regular repetition makes belief in one God part of everyday religious life, rather than simply an idea to remember. It also emphasises loving and obeying God.
- Revise: Public Acts of Worship
The Jewish declaration of faith in one God, beginning ‘Hear O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone’ (Deuteronomy 6:4).
- Revise: Private Worship
A central Jewish declaration of faith in one God, beginning ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one’, traditionally recited morning and night.