Must one who is eating, in the bathhouse, getting a haircut, processing hides, or occupied with a legal case interrupt to recite Shema?
Synopsis
The Rambam holds one finishes his activity and then recites; interruption is praiseworthy if he fears missing the time. The Raavad holds one must always interrupt since Shema is a Torah obligation. Later authorities dispute whether this depends on whether one began the activity permissibly.
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