Sanhedrin 63b § 1
Elijah Teaches the Shema
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| Elijah: | If I teach you something by which you will merit to live, will you learn it? |
| Child: | Yes |
| Elijah: | Say every day, Hear O Israel... |
| Child: | (interrupting) Be silent! |
The child would not even allow the prophet Elijah
from mentioning the name of Hashem,
Since his father and mother had never taught him.
What this kind of expression of prayer means.