If one was reading Torah or proofreading the Shema passages during the time for Shema, has one fulfilled the Shema obligation?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that if one was reading Torah or proofreading the Shema passages during the time for Shema, one has fulfilled the obligation — provided one had intention during the first verse.
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If one finds the congregation already praying Shacharit Amidah before one has recited the Shema and its blessings, should one pray with the congregation immediately or first recite Shema and its blessings?
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