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Laws of Reciting Shema

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When does the time for reciting the morning Shema begin?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Morning Shema Start Time

Until when does the time for reciting the morning Shema extend (the primary window)?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Morning Shema Deadline

What is the ideal (mehadrin) time to recite morning Shema — the practice of the Vatikim?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Vatikim / Ideal Time

May one recite morning Shema before the proper start time (before misheyakir) when under duress — such as traveling in a dangerous area or with an impatient caravan?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Early Recitation Under Duress

If one recited morning Shema from alot hashachar without being under duress, did he fulfill his obligation?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Pre-Time Recitation B'dieved

If one recited Shema from alot hashachar without blessings, must he repeat it with blessings at the proper time?

1 opinions

Blessings When Recited Early

May one who missed evening Shema recite it after alot hashachar before netz hachamah to fulfill the evening obligation?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Evening Shema Missed — Make-…

If one used the alot-to-netz window to fulfill the evening Shema obligation, may he immediately recite morning Shema in the same window to fulfill the morning obligation?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Double Recitation at Dawn — …

If one missed morning Shema within the primary three-hour window, may he still recite it (with blessings) during the fourth hour?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Fourth Hour — Extended Windo…

If one missed morning Shema entirely after the fourth hour, may he still recite the Shema text (without blessings) later in the day?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Shema Text After Fourth Hour…

Can a missed morning Shema be made up (tashlumim) in the evening, and can missed evening Shema be made up the next morning?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Make-Up (Tashlumim) After Mi…

What is the biblical scope of the Shema obligation — is only the first verse, the first paragraph, or all three paragraphs required by Torah law?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Scope of Biblical Shema Obli…

What is the definition of alot hashachar (dawn) — does it begin before the eastern sky lightens or only once the eastern sky lights up?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Definition of Alot HaShachar

Should one who is delaying Shema because of tzitzit or tefillin recite Shema without them to preserve the time, or wait for them even at the cost of missing the proper time?

1 opinions

Shema vs. Tzitzit/Tefillin —…