Krias Shema Al Hamita Archives

Is it true that one must wear a hat and jacket (and gartel if married) for Krias Shema al Hamita? What about HaMapil, after which we’re not meant to do anything–won’t we need to remove and hang up our suit jacket, pants, hat, etc.?

It was the Minhag of many elder Chassidim to say Krias Shema while wearing a hat and jacket as well as a Gartel. However it's not a halachic requirement,…

Is Tachanun said in Krias Shema Al HaMitah on Motzoei Rosh Chodesh?

The Rebbe asked this question at a Farbrengen and left it unresolved. One approach is to wait till after midnight to say it then. Sources: ראה שיחת פסח…

1) If one used the bathroom after he already said Hamapil, does he say Asher Yatzar? 2) When one wakes up in middle of the night and uses the bathroom and then is planning on going straight back to bed without saying Berochos, should he wash Negel Vaaser and say Asher Yatzar, and then repeat it in the morning Berochos later on?

Yes to both questions.

האם לפני חצות לילה של ב’ מרחשון, כלומר לילה אחרי ר”ח, גם לא אומרים תחנון כמו במוצאי שבת? או במוצאי ר”ח כן אומרים תחנון?

הרבי העלה שאלה זו בהתוועדות והשאיר את זה בספק. גישה אחת היא לחכות עד אחרי חצות ואז לומר תחנון. מקורות: ראה שיחת פסח שני תשמ״ג. ובהנחה - תורת…

What is the proper way to say Hashem’s name in Onkelos and in Krias Shema She’al Hamitah?

Question 1: When reading Shnayim Mikra, what is the correct way to pronounce Hashem's name spelled with two Yuds? This question is especially applicable when the Possuk uses Shaim Elokim…

If one stays awake the entire night, would they still say the complete Seder of Krias Shema Al Hamita? At what time is it too late to say it?

One who is up the entire night says only the first paragraph of Shema at Chatzos. Being up the entire night means being up until Alos. Question 2: You answered…