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In the first mishna in Brachot, the mishna states that the first opportunity to recite the Shma is when the Cohanim go in to eat their Terumah.

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The first opportunity to recite the Shma is when the Cohanim go in to eat their Terumah.

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This time is otherwise known as ...

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Nightfall - צאת הכוכבים

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There are three opinions as to when you have until to say the nighttime Kriat Shma: Till the end of the first watch (10 pm); Till Chatzot (Midnight); Till 2 am, Till Chatzot (Midnight); Till 2 am; Till 6 am, Till the end of the first watch (10 pm); Till Chatzot (Midnight); Till sunrise (6 am)

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Till the end of the first watch (10 pm); Till Chatzot (Midnight); Till sunrise (6 am)

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Rabban Gamliel's sons asked if they could still say the Shma. How did he defend going against the majority opinion of Chachamim, who said until Chatzot?

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Even Chachamim would agree with me, because they were only speaking ideally, but if someone did not recite before Chatzot, they can recite until morning.

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The terms בשכבך ובקומך, according to Beit Shammai, means:

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lie down when saying the Shma at night, stand up for the morning Shma

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Beit Hillel disagrees, and says that ...

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you can say the Shma any way you want, even walking, as it says ובלכתך בדרך

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The main theme of the third paragraph of the Shma is...

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tzizit

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Even so, we recite the third paragraph at night because

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we say it because of the mention of Yetziat Mizraim - the exodus from Egypt - which has to be recited day and night

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הָיָה קוֹרֵא בַתּוֹרָה, וְהִגִּיעַ זְמַן הַמִּקְרָא, אִם כִּוֵּן לִבּוֹ, יָצָא. וְאִם לָאו, לֹא יָצָא. What do we learn from this mishna?

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From this mishna we learn that Shma needs proper intent.

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It says "Shma Yisrael". From this, one of the rabbis in the mishna says...

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you have to hear what you are saying