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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Does anyone know why we say this before shma when we are saying it byichidut (&amp; it seems a hefsek) rather than repeating hashem eilokeichem emet at the end of the shma (as the chazan does)?<BR>
KT<BR>
Joel Rich</FONT>
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