Repeating Shema at Night: Difference between revisions

# The time to say [[Kriyat Shema]] at night is [[Tzet HaKochavim]] (3 small stars across the sky or 72 minutes after [[Shekiah]]). If the [[minyan]] was [[Davening]] earlier one can daven with them that’s if it’s after [[Shekiah]] (or it’s after Plag [[Mincha]] and one already said [[Mincha]] before Plag [[Mincha]]) and then repeat Shema after [[Tzet HaKochavim]] without the [[Brachot]]. <Ref>S”A 235:1 with Mishna Brurah </ref>

# When repeating Shema, it’s sufficient to say the first 2 paragraphs but a Yireh Shamayim should say all 3. <ref>Mishna Brurah 235:11 </ref>

# One should not rely on the [[Kriyat Shema]] Al HaMitah for several reasons including a) the Ashkenazic minhag is not to say all 3 paragraphs and b) a person doesn’t have kavana to fulfill Shema and also to accept the yoke of heaven when saying it. If one is insistent on using [[Kriyat Shema]] Al HaMitah as the repition one should be careful to say all 3 paragraphs with kavana. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 235:12 </ref>

# It’s proper to say [[Kriyat Shema]] within the first half hour after [[Tzet HaKochavim]] because of Zerizin Makdimin LeMitzvot (alacrity for מצות). If one didn’t say it then, make sure to complete it by [[Chatzot]] (midnight) and after the fact, one can still say it until [[Olot HaShachar]]. If one was in extenuating circumstances one may say it until [[HaNetz HaChama]]. <Ref>S”A 235:4-5, Mishna Brurah 235:27, 30 </ref>

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