If one knows they recited Shema but doubts whether they recited the surrounding blessings, must they repeat the blessings?
Synopsis
When a person knows they recited Shema but is uncertain whether they recited the blessings before and after it, they do not repeat the blessings, since the blessings are rabbinic and doubts in rabbinic matters are resolved leniently.
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If one is unsure whether they recited Shema at all, must they recite it again?
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