Steve Mendelsohn. Steve Mendelsohn. I grew up praying to a god in a language I did not understand. In particular, as an observant Conservative Jewish American (that is, “Conservative Jewish, not ...

The Shema mentions Israel, the name the Jews had at the time. I updated it to Jews. The phrase “God is one” does not mean He is not more than one being; it means “unique,” “inimitable.” ...