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Can I say Hamapil after taking off my socks?

Question: Can I say Hamapil after taking off my socks? (I may have touched my feet), or must I get out of bed and wash Negel Vaser first to…

Article: What if I need to speak after saying Hamapil? Or if I cant fall asleep?

The pasuk (verse) in Tehillim says, “Imru ve’levavchem al mishkavchem v’domu selah” (reflect in your hearts upon your beds and be silent forever)—from which stems the halachic restriction of speaking after completing…

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,…

May one say Shema and Hamapil after Alos Hashachar?

Shema for the evening may be recited. Although the time it is supposed to be recited originally is during the night, one may say it during the day. However…

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.

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