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"שמע ישראל אדני אלהינו אדני אחד (Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad)"

January 1, 1970

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Who: Rabbi Akiba ben Joseph (Akiva) — Note: These words (the Shema, from Deuteronomy 6:4) were stated as R. Akiva was being flayed by a Roman executioner for his continuing to teach the Torah, despite the Roman prohibition on doing so (Talmud Berachot 61b). It is said that Akiva lengthened his saying of the word "אחד" (echad, "one") until he expired. Because of R. Akiva, it is customary for Jews to recite the Shema as their last words.

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Who: Rabbi Akiba ben Joseph (Akiva) — Note: These words (the Shema, from Deuteronomy 6:4) were stated as R. Akiva was being flayed by a Roman executioner for his continuing to teach the Torah, despite the Roman prohibition on doing so (Talmud Berachot 61b). It is said that Akiva lengthened his saying of the word "אחד" (echad, "one") until he expired. Because of R. Akiva, it is customary for Jews to recite the Shema as their last words.