If one is unsure whether they recited Shema at all, must they recite it again?
Synopsis
When a person is uncertain whether they recited Shema, they must repeat it because Shema is a Torah obligation, and all Torah-level doubts are resolved stringently. They also repeat the surrounding blessings.
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If one knows they recited Shema but doubts whether they recited the surrounding blessings, must they repeat the blessings?
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When one repeats Shema due to doubt, should blessings be recited if the time of Shema has already passed?
2 opinions
If one is doubtful whether they recited other Torah-level mitzvot (e.g., lulav, shofar), must they recite a blessing when repeating due to doubt?
2 opinions
If one knows they recited the first verse or first paragraph of Shema but doubts whether they recited the rest, must they repeat?
3 opinions
If one recited Emet veYatziv and is therefore presumed to have recited Shema, does the doubt about Shema itself get resolved?
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