If one changed the standard wording of the blessings surrounding the Shema (Birchot Kriat Shema), must one repeat the blessing?
Synopsis
The Rambam rules that deviating from the standard formula requires repeating the blessing from the beginning, but the Kesef Mishneh limits this to changes in the opening or closing formulas only.
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If one recited the verses of the Shema out of order, has one fulfilled the obligation?
4 opinions
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
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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?
Shaliach Tzibbur — Prayer Leader
When reciting piyutim causes the congregation to miss the time for Kriat Shema or Tefillah, what should an individual do?
Qualifications of Prayer Leader
May one add a personal prayer within one of the middle blessings of the Amidah, and if so, to which blessing?
Errors in Shabbat Amidah
If the prayer leader (shaliach tzibbur) forgot to say Aneinu between Go'el Yisrael and Refa'einu on a fast day, must he repeat the blessing?
Errors in Shabbat Amidah
What is the rule for one who repeats the word 'Modim' twice during the blessing?
Extended Kedushah Practices
If one recited Birkat Hamazon while there was feces (tzoa) present nearby, must one repeat the blessing?
Mayim Acharonim — Final Washing
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