WorksheetsQuizizz #7 - Kriat Shma Al HaMita - Track 2
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
Which קריאת שמע is the one you say על המיטה?
The one you say during שחרית
The one you say during ערבית
The one you say before going to sleep
The one you say when you are scared
According to R' Yehoshua ben Levi, if I already said שמע at shul at night, do I have to repeat it right before going to sleep?
Yes
No
Only if you said it too early
According to R' Nachman, does a תלמיד חכם have to say קריאת שמע before going to sleep?
Yes
No
He has to say one line of תפילה
According to Abaye, does a תלמיד חכם have to say קריאת שמע before going to sleep?
Yes
No
He has to say one line of תפילה
What are the reasons behind saying קריאת שמע על המיטה?
To scare away demons/מזיקין
To stop you from sinning
To keep you safe
In case you pass away
According to the Meiri, what are the "demons" ״מזיקין״ that קריאת שמע keeps away?
Actual demons
People who would try to hurt you
Doubts and heretical thoughts about G-d and Torah
Monsters under your bed
Why would saying קריאת שמע before you go to sleep keep away all your doubts and heretical thoughts?
Because you get so tired you fall asleep right away
Because you get too confused to think too hard
Because שמע focuses on belief in G-d and strengthens our אמונה
Because when you do Mitzvot, you'll stop having doubts
According to רש״י, if you say שמע during מעריב but pray before stars come out, what do you have to do?
Repeat קריאת שמע before you go to sleep because you said it too early!
Nothing, that קריאת שמע fulfilled your obligation
You have to daven the entire מעריב again
Just say שמע twice the next morning
According to רש״י, why say שמע at all during מעריב, if you're davening too early?
Because you may forget to repeat it later on, so at least you said it once
So that your תפילה comes after words of Torah (the שמע)
Because of סמיכת גאולה לתפילה
Because you always have to say שמע during מעריב or it doesn't count
So which שמע is the most important one according to רש״י?
The one you say as part of מעריב
The one you say before going to sleep - קריאת שמע על המיטה
Neither
Both
Tosfot believes you can't use קריאת שמע על המיטה to fulfill your obligation to say שמע at night
True
False
What are some of Tosafot's challenges on רש״י? Check all the correct ones.
When going to sleep you only say שמע and not the ברכות before and after!
When going to sleep you aren't doing סמיכת גאולה לתפילה!
You're not allowed to eat before saying שמע and people eat before they go to sleep
You only read one section of שמע when going to sleep and to fulfill your obligation you'd have to do 3!
ק״ש before going to sleep is only to keep away demons, not to fulfill a real obligation!
According to Tosafot, why do some communities daven מעריב before the stars come out?
So that you can daven מעריב after words of Torah (the שמע)
Because it's too difficult to come back to shul later for Ma'ariv
Because technically you can daven מעריב as soon as the time for saying מנחה is over - even if before nightfall.
Because there is an opinion that מעריב is optional
So which שמע is the most important one according to Tosafot?
The one you say as part of מעריב
The one you say before going to sleep - קריאת שמע על המיטה
Neither
Both
Why does Rabbeinu Yonah think you can't fulfill your obligation to say שמע at night through קריאת שמע על המיטה?
Check all correct answers.
Because you can't eat before saying שמע and ppl eat before going to sleep
Because you're not doing סמיכת גאולה לתפילה
Because how can you have כוונה/intent when you are half asleep on your bed
Because קריאת שמע על המיטה is only to keep away demons
What does Rabbeinu Yonah think you should do if you davened מעריב and said שמע too early at night?
Don't repeat it, you fulfilled your obligation
Repeat it when you say קריאת שמע על המיטה
Repeat it right when you get home from shul and it gets dark, before you eat.
Cry yourself to sleep
So which שמע is the most important one according to Rabbeinu Yonah?
The one you say as part of מעריב
The one you say before going to sleep - קריאת שמע על המיטה
The one you say right when you get home, once it's dark, before eating.
None of the above
