Question: it is true that before bedtime reading the shema Israel and hamapil together are 100 percent effective for having a great night’s sleep and warding off all nightmares and… Read more »
Category: Laws of Nighttime
Bed placement
Question: I once heard that one should not place the bed so one’s feet are facing the door as that is the direction in which a meis is taken out…. Read more »
How to do the before bed prayer?
Question: How must I do the before bed prayer? Most of the time I just read it from my prayer book (whilst sitting because of a leg problem I have)… Read more »
Location of Bedtime Shema
Question: Must Keriat Shema Al Hamita actually be said on one’s bed or can it be recited elsewhere? Answer: Kriat Shema Al Hamita is the shema that we say right… Read more »
Maariv after Hamapil
Question: If a woman forgot that she didn’t daven Maariv and she began the bracha of Hamapil, what is the correct thing to do? Stop where she is and daven… Read more »
Bedtime Shema
Question: Is there a latest time one can recite Shema before bed? For example, if someone naps during the day and doesn’t wake up until the early hours can they… Read more »
When does Maariv cause a din of “night”?
Question: I understand that L’chatchilla, Shnayim Mikrah v’echod Targum should be learned during the day and not at night (except for Friday night according to some opinions, and even Thursday… Read more »
Early Maariv Questions
Question: If I Daven Maariv early on Rosh Chodesh, immediately after Plag HaMincha, do I still say Yaaleh V’Yavo in Birkas HaMazon. If I Daven Maariv early, immediately after Plag… Read more »
Sleeping on which side
Question: Which side do u lay on when u sleep ur right or left???? Answer: According to the Rambam we should start off on the left and then turn to… Read more »
Davening maariv or saying kriyas shema after Chatzos
Question: If one will only be able to daven maariv after chozot, he needs to say shema before chazot. What kavana does he have when he says it since after… Read more »
hamapil after chatzos
Question: Should one skip hamapil if it is after chatzos or should one say it? Answer: Even though there is an opinion that according to the Zohar Hamapil should not… Read more »
Direction of Bed
Question: Which direction should the headboard face? Answer: There are 2 opinions as to the proper position of a bed. According to the Talmud it seems it should be placed… Read more »
Eating After Hamapil
If I said Hamapil already and can Not fall asleep then I get very hungry and it will keep me up may I eat something? Answer: Although a person has… Read more »
Interrupting After Hamapil
After saying Shema Al Hamita and hamapil, a person sometimes needs to visit a restroom or eat/drink (esp. for pregnant women). Is it right to say a bracha (asher yatzar)… Read more »