If someone is standing in a mikvah just as the ideal time for reciting Kriat Shma is about to pass, may he read while standing in the water? When he is reading Shma, may he motion with his hands or eyes in order to communicate?

Is being in the middle of learning Torah a good enough reason to skip Kriat Shma? What if you're in the middle of a meal? A haircut? Your job? What if you're working on behalf of the community?

Is being in the middle of learning Torah a good enough reason to skip Kriat Shma? What if you're in the middle of a meal? A haircut? Your job? What if you're working on behalf of the community?

Is being in the middle of learning Torah a good enough reason to skip Kriat Shma? What if you're in the middle of a meal? A haircut? Your job? What if you're working on behalf of the community?

If an individual is sleeping during the time he should be reading Kriat Shma, must you awaken him? How much must he say before he may fall back asleep?

If an individual is sleeping during the time he should be reading Kriat Shma, must you awaken him? How much must he say before he may fall back asleep?

If an individual is sleeping during the time he should be reading Kriat Shma, must you awaken him? How much must he say before he may fall back asleep?

On today's Maimonides Minute podcast, we discuss whether a person must concentrate on the words while reciting Kriat Shma. We also ask whether an individual must sit while reciting Shma, or whether he can say it in any position. (Please listen to this episode, which also includes a special 200th episode message from Rabbi Kahn.)

On today's Maimonides Minute podcast, we discuss whether a person must concentrate on the words while reciting Kriat Shma. We also ask whether an individual must sit while reciting Shma, or whether he can say it in any position. (Please listen to this episode, which also includes a special 200th episode message from Rabbi Kahn.)

On today's Maimonides Minute podcast, we discuss whether a person must concentrate on the words while reciting Kriat Shma. We also ask whether an individual must sit while reciting Shma, or whether he can say it in any position. (Please listen to this episode, which also includes a special 200th episode message from Rabbi Kahn.)