Question: Many shuls in the U.S. start maariv around eight minutes before Shabbat is over, so that by the end it will be time for maariv. Doesn’t this create a… Read more »
Category: Kriyat Shma
Last second krias shema
Question: If there is no time to wash hands or say birkas hatorah and still squeeze in krias shema before the zman ends, may one say shema before taking care… Read more »
saying kel melech neeman later than the tzibur
Question: If you say krias shema later than the tzibur bec. you came late and have not caught up do you say kel melech neeman or not Answer: Regarding saying… Read more »
Saying Kel Melech neeman when davening with a quick minyan
Question: I sometimes daven ahead when I am davening with a quick minyan. Should I say Kel Melech neeman before krias shema , or am I always “yotzi” with the… Read more »
tumah ezra
Question: I apologize that I have been asking very similar questions recentl..I have been getting very ocd 1. I was cleaning my room before and I touched clothes that had… Read more »
I said the wrong brocho by Maariv.
Question: When davening mariv I said the brocho (starting v’yatsiv from scharis krias shema) up to and including the brocho gal yisroel. What should be done? Answer: The halacha is… Read more »
If a bar chiuv doesn’t pronounce shema correctly is he yotzei or not?
Question: My Rabbi told me simply that if one does pronounce the shma properly like it’s written, one is not yotzei his obligation of kriat shma. For example the first… Read more »
gaal yisroel
Question: A person said the entire bracha of emes v’yatziv but forgot to say the last sentence (Baruch ata Hashem… Yisroel) and went straight into SE. What should he do?… Read more »
asher yatzar
Question: After one answers Barechu, is it permitted to bless Asher Yatzar even though he is in the middle of the blessings of Shema, if he suspects that he will… Read more »
Do children have to be taught to be careful about zman kriyas shema
Question: An 8 yr old boy wants to be makpid on zman kriat shema in the mornings, he thinks it is an obligation. Is it? It is hard for the… Read more »
Driving while saying shma
Question: while i am driving do i have to stop for the first posuk of shma or for the first parsha? Answer: Driving requires maximum concentration so therefore you should… Read more »
zmanim krias shema
Question: Hello Rabbi. I had a question on the latest krias shema of the GRA. I rely on the site myzmanim.com for the shema times. I was wondering if it… Read more »
krias shema
Question: In response to this http://dinonline.org/2010/06/02/time-for-krias-shema/ – I would like to note that the following poskim insisted on following the earlier zman of the MA: the Gadol Hador Rav Schach… Read more »
davening/ birkos krias shema
Question: Is it OK to start saying the blessings of krias shema before the chazzan reaches Barechu (and then interrupt for Kaddish and Barechu) in order to be able to… Read more »
Shema Israel Prayer
Question: Can a woman recite shema israyel prayer Answer: Even though women are exempt from saying the Shemah prayer it is correct that they should say it so that they accept upon… Read more »
The time of krias shema
Question: If one has started reciting the bracho of yotzer ohr and suddenly realizes that he is about to miss zman krias shema (and if he finishes yotzer ohr +… Read more »
The mitzvah to remember the Exodus
Question: If one realizes that he did not have in mind in Shema to fulfill the commandment of leaving mitzrayim and/or didn’t pay attention to the words regarding the exodus,… Read more »
Lefty Holding Tzitzis and Covering Eyes in Shema
Question: If someone is a lefty, which hand does he hold his Tzitzis in during shema? Also which hand should he use to cover his eyes? Thank You Answer: He… Read more »
Women’s Obligation to Say Shema
Question: For a woman who does not daven Maariv, what is the obligation regarding saying Shema twice a day. If she says Shema at Shacharis and Shema Al haMita does… Read more »
Kriyat Shma Pronunciation
If one does not pronounce the mapik hei in “yuvuluah” in the second paragraph of shma, is he still yotzei the mitzvah of kria-shma ? Thx Answer: Yes, one fulfills… Read more »
Earliest Time for Shma
If a person is sick (bad cold, sinus infection etc.) what is the earliest he can say kriyas shema shel arvis in order to go to bed as soon as… Read more »
Shema While Driving
Shalom, Must someone pullover to recite shema while driving? Thank you Answer: Yes, one must pull over in order to recite the Shema. Sources: See Shulchan Aruch O:C 63:3 and… Read more »
248 Words in Shema
Shalom, Being that there are different opinions about how the ש”ץ should use his recitation of שמע to add up to רמ”ח, what should the people in the minyan do… Read more »
Answering Kaddish During Tefilla
Dear Rabbi Is it permitted to answer to kaddish if one is saying brachos of shema? Answer: This would depend at what point you are holding. In between Brachos, and… Read more »
Bedtime Shema
Do you say kriat shema during maariv and before you go to bed? And if it’s only before you go to bed can you say it while sitting on your… Read more »
Keriyas Shema until Chatzos
If someone missed KRIAT SHEMA in the right time (GRA, ect) due to not feeling well, or anything else. Are there opinions that KRIAT SHEMA can then be said until… Read more »
Keriyas Shema based on Equal Hours
I said kiryat shema after the time of the GRA opinion, but finished before the opinion of the chasan sofer, the nekudas hakesef and shevus yaakov. – that is before… Read more »
Keriyas Shema al HaMitah when Drunk
Is one permitted to say krias shema al hamita when they’re drunk? Answer: Yes, if a person is going to sleep when drunk, and this is therefore the only opportunity… Read more »
Keriyas Shema Lying Down
Can the bedtime Shema be said in bed? I thought I saw a halacha that said that if it is said in bed the person has to say it on… Read more »
First Pasuk in One Breath
Does one have to say the first posuk of shema in one breath? Answer: There is no obligation to recite the first pasuk in one breath. To my knowledge, this… Read more »
Kel Melech Ne’eman when Behind in Davening
If one is davening with a minyan but is a little behind, what is the halacha with regards to “kel melech ne’eman before shema? should he say it or not?… Read more »
Speaking Divrei Torah in Shower Room
In terms of the halachos in Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim Siman 85 (which places is it ossur to say Krias Shema) would a small room with just a shower head… Read more »
Distance from Mei Raglayim for Kerias Shema
It says in SA OC Siman 79 Sif 6 that the Yerushalmi prohibits reading Krias Shema in front of the mei raglayim (urine) of a donkey. Is a donkey in… Read more »
Saying Kriyas Shema Lying Down
With only a few min before the zeman kriyas shema someone had to go to the bathroom in a way that they wouldn’t be able to hold it back for… Read more »
Halachic Status of Zera
Honoured Rav I have seen the answer on the site, dated 23 Adar 5771 ‘Cleaning off Zera’. I’m familiar with the halacha in Shulchan Aruch O.Chayim 76:4. I appreciate that… Read more »
Intention for Torah Study in Kerias Shema
Can one be yotzie Krias shma with dual cavanah. 1. For mitzvah 2.lilmud Torah? Thank you Answer: Yes, but the principle intention is for the mitzvah of kerias shema, and… Read more »
Eating before Kriyas Shema on Friday Night
On erev shabbos when davening before tzais, do men have to wait until tzais to say shema over again and only then start their seudah? Or since they said kriyas… Read more »
Kerias Shema Without its Berachos
If someone says krias shema on time before he is able to make the brachos for krias shema is that being mekyem the mitzvah lechatchilla? Sometimes shabbos minyan is later… Read more »
Saying Keriyas Shema before Haneitz Hachamah
If one is up before the neitz but not davening neitz – sould one say Shema before the neitz. Does one have to make a tenai with regard to the… Read more »
Completing 248 Words of Shema
Regarding the answer to making the shema add up to 248 words if one davens alone, you mentioned the Gra only adding 2 words? Isn’t the GRA missing 1 word… Read more »
E-l Melech Ne’eman before krias Shema
When one says shema it must contain 248 words. At times a person has to say shema without a minyan in his prayers (or before the minyan or later (maariv)… Read more »
Krias Shema before Nightfall for a Child
Is it permissable for a 6 year old boy to say the bracha of hamapil and krias shema al hamita before shkiah. I do not know if it would make… Read more »
Interruption During Kerias Shema
If someone is reciting Kerias Shema (without the Brochos- His shul will daven past the zman) and in between the perakim he makes a hefsik which is not permitted. Does… Read more »
Bedtime Shema
I was just wondering what is the halachic status of kriat shema al hamitah (the shema before bed). I have studied Masechet Berachot a few times and never remember seeing… Read more »
Changing Diapers in Front of Sefarim
When one changes a diaper of a baby one should do it away from seforim etc. How far away do seforim and tefillin have to be? Is 4 amos enough… Read more »
Hyphens and Vertical Lines in Krias Shema
In Kriat Shema, what is the difference between the straight vertical line and the hyphen between the words. Answer: The hyphen between words indicates words that are read together, and… Read more »
Time for Krias Shema
I am always surprised that so much of the frum community follow the more maikel time for latest time for kriyas sh’man in the morning. Even your website shows the… Read more »
Krias Shema in pyjamas
am i allowed to say krias shema in pajamas? Answer: Krias Shema al Ha-Mita may be recited with pajamas, because the entire enactment was made for bedtime. This is true… Read more »
248 words in a woman’s Shema?
Does a woman have to have 248 words in krieas shma? Answer Yes. Let’s first expound a little on the question. The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 61:3) writes that there… Read more »