This session is the second of our eight-part series. Following the overview and survey of the first session, we will roll up our sleeves and take a deep look at the first parsha of Kriat Shema – Parshat “Shema”. First we will learn the parsha carefully verse by verse. Then we will try to understand the origin of the whispered addition right after the first verse: ברוך שם כבוד מלכותו לעולם ועד, and why we whisper it. Finally, we will attempt to understand the connection of the berachot of Kriat Shema to the Shema itself, in terms of the content and ideas in them, based on our insights into the first verse of the Shema.
I have posted some of the sources that we will see in this shiur.