How to learn a verseJPS TaNaKH 1917
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 HEAR, O ISRAEL: THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE. And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.HEAR, O ISRAEL: THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE. And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.HEAR, O ISRAEL: ___ LORD OUR GOD, ___ LORD IS ONE. ___ thou shalt love ___ LORD thy God ____ all thy heart, ___ with all thy ____, and with all ___ might.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.HEAR, ___ ______: THE ____ ___ GOD, ___ ____ IS ___. ___ thou _____ ____ the ____ ___ God ____ ___ thy _____, ___ with ___ ___ soul, ___ ____ all ___ _____.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.H, O I: T L O G, T L I O. A t s l t L t G w a t h, a w a t s, a w a t m.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Deuteronomy 6:4-5
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.