If one recited the verses of the Shema out of order, has one fulfilled the obligation?
Synopsis
Reading the individual verses of the Shema out of sequence means one has not fulfilled the obligation, since the Torah mandates they be recited as written ('v'hayu' — they shall remain as they are).
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If one advanced one section of the Shema ahead of its prescribed section (e.g., read Parshat Vayehi Im Shamoah before Shema), has one fulfilled the obligation b'dieved?
4 opinions
If one recited Shema and skipped a verse but knows which verse was skipped, where does one return to?
4 opinions
If one skipped only a single word (rather than a full verse), where does one return to?
2 opinions
If one erred and does not know which verse was skipped, where does one return to?
4 opinions
If one erred between sections and does not know whether one completed the first or second section, where does one return to?
4 opinions across 3 eras
If one is at the word 'u'khtavtam' and does not know whether it is the 'u'khtavtam' of the first section or the second, where does one return to?
5 opinions
If one intentionally (b'mezid) skipped a verse in Shema, does one return to it as one would for an unintentional error?
2 opinions
If one changed the standard wording of the blessings surrounding the Shema (Birchot Kriat Shema), must one repeat the blessing?
3 opinions across 3 eras
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If one prays the make-up prayer first and the required prayer second, has one fulfilled the obligation?
Missed Prayers
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?
Shaliach Tzibbur — Prayer Leader
At Mussaf and Mincha (where Shema does not precede the Amidah), may one recite other verses before the Amidah?
Shaliach Tzibbur — Prayer Leader
If an error occurred and an aliyah was concluded leaving only 2 verses before a paragraph break — and the concluding blessing was already recited — must the next reader go back and re-read?
Blessings on Haftarah
Must one audibly hear his own voice when reciting Birkat Hamazon, and if he did not, has he fulfilled his obligation?
Mayim Acharonim — Final Washing
If one said 'Blessed is the Merciful One, Ruler of the World, Master of this bread' instead of the regular blessing of nourishment, has one fulfilled the obligation?
Birkat HaMazon Additions
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