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Prayer · Orach Chaim 66

Blessings After Shema

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May one interrupt Keriat Shema or its blessings to greet or respond to another person, and if so, under what conditions?

5 opinions across 3 eras

If one forgot to don tallit or tefillin before Keriat Shema, may one interrupt between sections to don them and recite the blessings?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Donning Tallit and Tefillin

May one interrupt Keriat Shema or its blessings to respond to Kaddish, Kedushah, Barchu, or Modim?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Communal Responses

Must a Kohen interrupt Keriat Shema to be called up to the Torah?

5 opinions across 3 eras

Aliyah to Torah

What constitutes the 'between sections' breaks in Keriat Shema?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Between-Section Breaks

If one interrupted after saying 'Emet' (to connect Va'Yomer to Emet V'Yatziv) and then waited for the chazan, must one repeat 'Emet' when resuming?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Emet V'Yatziv Connection

Should one answer Amen after 'Ga'al Yisrael' (the blessing of Redemption before the Amidah)?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Amen After Ga'al Yisrael

May one interrupt between Redemption (Ga'al Yisrael) and the Amidah to don tefillin or a tallit that were not yet worn?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Interrupting for Tefillin or…

May one respond to Kaddish or Kedushah between Redemption (Ga'al Yisrael) and the Amidah?

3 opinions across 3 eras

Kaddish and Kedushah Between…

Is reciting Emet V'Yatziv (morning) and Emet V'Emunah (evening) obligatory, and what is the consequence of omitting them?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Obligation of Emet V'Yatziv