Must one approach Shema as if the commandment were entirely new each day?
Synopsis
The Mechaber, citing a Midrashic reading of 'today,' requires one to treat Shema as a new commandment each day. Later authorities elaborate on this as a practical attitude to guard against rote recitation.
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