Related for Berakhot 31:10
רמי ליה רב מרי ברה דבת שמואל לרבא תנן האומנין קורין בראש האילן ובראש הנדבך אלמא לא בעי כונה ורמינהי הקורא את שמע צריך שיכוין את לבו שנאמר שמע ישראל ולהלן הוא אומר (דברים כז, ט) הסכת ושמע ישראל מה להלן בהסכת אף כאן בהסכת
Rab Mari, the son of Samuel's daughter, asked Raba : Our Mishnah states : Workmen may read [the Shema'] on the top of a tree or on the top of scaffolding ; hence it is to be inferred that it does not require Kawwanah. I quote in refutation: Who reads the Shema' must direct his heart; as it is said, "Hear, O Israel" (Deut. vi. 4) and elsewhere, "Attend and hear, O Israel " (ibid, xxvii. 9) ; as here "attention" is required so also there !
Tosefta Berakhot
One who reads the Shema and makes a mistake, and [he] does not know where he made the mistake, [he] should go back to the beginning of the [first] paragraph. If he made a mistake in the middle of a paragraph, he should go back to the beginning of [that] paragraph. If he made a mistake between the first [verse that mentions] writing and the second [verse that mentions] writing, he should go back to the first [verse that mentions] writing.
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy
Tosefta Berakhot
Workers [must] read [the Shema even while they are sitting] on top of a tree. And they [can] pray [Shmoneh Esreh] on top of an olive tree or on top of a fig tree. But [if they are on top of] all other trees, they [must] go down to pray [Shmoneh Esreh]. The owner of the house [must] go down regardless [what kind of tree he is on top of] and pray [Shmoneh Esreh]. Workers [must] read the Shema and say a Beracha (blessing) before it and after it. [When] they eat their bread they [must] say the Beracha before it and after it. And they [must] pray three times [a day] Shmoneh Esreh, but they do not go in front of the pulpit [to lead the congregation].
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy