The Halacha discusses a number of elements concerning nakedness during saying Shema and other prayers/ blessings. Apart from covering our nakedness we need to have a separation between the heart and our lower body - often referred to as a 'gartel'.

Saying Shema should not be done if nakedness could lead to improper thoughts and the Halacha teaches us under what conditions material separations are needed to ensure the correct level of sanctity.

Continued application of the principle of being occupied in one mitzvah exempts you from performing another mitzvah

Laws of mourning are suspended during Shabbos and Yom Tov. In communities where burial is allowed to take place on Yom Tov, exemptions from Shema and other mitzvot return.

The importance of taking care of the burial of a close relative overrides mitzvot and specifically here, the mitzvah of Shema.

We discuss the concept of being occupied in one mitzvah exempts you from another (Shema) and the boundaries of this exemption

Completion of the topic of repeating a 'part of Shema' to allow the saying of kadish and brochu for those who come late to shul. 

Questions of different minhagim surrounding the insertion of piyutim within the blessings of Shema - some halachic considerations on whether they constitute an interruption to the prayers and whether one should say them.