1. Welcome to Shema Bless the Lord! Bless the Lord who is worthy to be praised for all eternity !

2. Shema Shema Israel, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad. Baruch shem k’vod malchuto l’olam va’ed.

3. Shema Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is One! Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom, forever and ever. Amein.

4. Matthew 14:32-38 They went to a place called Gethsemene. Yeshua said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be extremely troubled and in the depths of extreme heartfelt anguish. The Source with Hebraic adaptation by Rabbi Lutton

5. “My soul is very sad,” he said, “deathly sad. Stay here and keep watch.” He went a little further on, and fell on the ground and prayed that, if possible, the Hour might be diverted from him. “Dad! Father! Everything is possible for you! Turn this suffering away from me! However it’s not what I want that counts, but what you want!”

6. He came and found them asleep, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Didn’t you have the strength to stay awake for one hour? Stay awake and pray so that you don’t go into an ordeal – the spirit indeed is willing but the natural self is weak.”

7. Mark 14:39-42 Yeshua went away again and prayed the same thing. When he came back, he found them asleep again, as their eyes were heavy. They didn’t know what to say to him. Then he came back the third time and said to them, “Do you intend to sleep on and on indefinitely and have a rest? Paid in full! The time has come!

8. The Human Being is being betrayed into the hands of sinners! Get up! Let’s go! My betrayer is here!”

9. Luke 22:39-46 Yeshua went out, as he usually did, to the Mount of Olives, followed by his disciples. When they arrived at the place, Yeshua said to them, “Pray that you don’t have an ordeal.” He went about a stone’s throw further on from them, knelt down and prayed, “Father, if it’s possible, let this suffering be taken away from me – but it’s not what I want that counts, but what you want.”

10. [[A Messenger appeared from heaven and strengthened him. He was in dread and so prayed more earnestly. His sweat was like clots of blood falling on the ground.]] Yeshua got up from his prayer and went back to the disciples and found them asleep, exhausted from their sorrow. “Why were you asleep?” he exclaimed. “Get up and pray that you don’t get put through an ordeal!”

11. Matthew 26:36-41 Then Yeshua went with them to a place called Gethsemane. He said to the disciples, “Sit down here while I go off and pray over there.” He took Peter as well as Zebedee’s two sons along with him, and he started to get sad and very distressed. Then he said to them, “My soul is extremely, deathly sad. Please stay and keep watch with me.”

12. Then he went a little further on and fell on his face, and prayed, “Father, if it’s possible, let this suffering be taken away from me – but it’s not what I want that counts, but what you want.” Then he went to the disciples and found they were asleep. He said to Peter, “What! You couldn’t even keep watch with me for one hour! Keep watch and pray, so that you may be spared trying times. The spirit is eager but human nature is weak.”

13. Matthew 26:42-44 Again, the second time, he went away and prayed, “Father, if there’s no other way for this to happen without me suffering, then let your purpose be done!” He came and found them asleep again, as their eyelids were heavy. He left them and went away again and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

14. John 18:1-3 After Yeshua said this, he left with his disciples and crossed over to the other side of the Kidron Valley. There was a garden there, and he and his disciples went into it. But Judas his betrayer knew about the place too, because Yeshua often met there with his disciples.

15. So Judas went there. He had laid hold of an army detachment and some officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lights and foot soldiers’ weapons.

16. Mark 14:43-50 Immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve appeared! He had a large crowd with him armed with large knives and clubs. They had been sent by the chief priests, Bible scholars and elders. His betrayer had pre-arranged a signal with them – “The one that I kiss – he’s the one! Grab him and take him away without fail!”

17. The second he arrived, he went up to Yeshua and said, “Rabbi! Rabbi!” and kissed him. Then they grabbed Yeshua and took him away. One of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the chief priest’s servant, cutting off his ear.

18. Yeshua responded, “What’s this – do you think I’m leading a rebellion, coming out to arrest me with large knives and clubs! I was with you day after day in the temple teaching and you didn’t arrest me! Well! Let the Scriptures be fulfilled!” Then everyone deserted him and ran away!

19. Mark 14:51-52 There was a certain young man who was following Yeshua. He was wearing fine linen sleeping clothes over his underwear. They started to overpower him, but he abandoned his sleeping clothes and escaped in his underwear.

20. Luke 22:47-51 While he was still speaking, a crowd led by Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. He walked over to Yeshua to kiss him, but Yeshua said to him, “So, Judas, you betray the Son of Man with a kiss!” When Yeshua’ followers saw what was going to happen, they exclaimed, “Lord, should we attack them with our swords?”

21. And one of them attacked the servant of the chief priest and cut off his right ear. But Yeshua said, “That’s enough of that!” He touched the servant’s ear and instantly divinely healed him.

22. Luke 22:52-53 Then Yeshua said to the chief priests, the temple police and the elders who had come to arrest him, “Do you think I’m leading a rebellion! You arrest me with swords and clubs! I was with you day after day in the temple, and you didn’t lay a hand on me! But this time belongs to you – and to the authority of darkness.”

23. Matthew 26:45-50 50 Then he went over to his disciples and said, “Are you going to sleep and rest indefinitely? This is now the time that the Son of Man is betrayed into sinners’ hands. Get up! Let’s go! My betrayer is near!”

24. While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived with a large crowd from the chief priests and elders of the people carrying swords and clubs. His betrayer had arranged this sign: “Whoever I kiss, he’s the One, arrest him!”

25. He went straight up to Yeshua and said, “Hello, Rabbi!” and kissed him warmly. Yeshua said, “Friend, what are you here for?” Then they grabbed Yeshua and arrested him.

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