Prayer · Orach Chaim 72

Shema Near Sources of Impurity

8 questions · 26 opinions

Are bier-carriers and their substitutes exempt from reciting Shema?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Shema Exemption for Carriers

Are non-essential escorts obligated in Shema even though escorting the dead is a mitzvah?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Obligation of Non-Carrying E…

May a body be brought out for burial close to the time of Shema if there is not enough time to complete burial before Shema?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Timing of Burial vs. Shema

What is the definition of 'close to Shema' (samuch l'Kriat Shema) that triggers the prohibition of beginning a funeral?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Definition of 'Close to Shema'

Must people engaged in delivering a eulogy interrupt to recite Shema when the body is present?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Eulogy Participants and Shema

May those walking from the grave toward the mourners' condolence line begin reciting Shema?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Shema While Walking to Condo…

Must one recite the first verse of Shema while standing still, even when walking to a condolence line?

2 opinions

First Verse of Shema While W…

Are those standing in the inner row of the condolence line (who see the mourner's face) exempt from Shema?

2 opinions

Condolence Line and Shema