“That

<<I

<<command you

<<today

<<upon

<<your heart.”

<<From here

<<you

<<learn

<<that all

<<the section

<<entirely

<<requires

<<intent.

Rabbah bar bar Chana said in the name of Rabbi Yochanan:

<<the halachah

<<is like Rabbi Akiva.

There are those

<<who teach

<<it

<<on this

<<that is taught:

<<one who reads

<<the Shema

<<needs

<<to direct

<<his heart.

<<Rabbi Acha

<<in the name

<<of Rabbi Yehuda

<<says:

<<once

<<he has directed

<<his heart

<<in the section

<<first,

<<further

<<he does not

<<need to.

<<Rabbah bar bar Chana said in the name of Rabbi Yochanan:

<<the halachah

<<is like Rabbi Acha,

<<who said

<<in the name

<<of Rabbi Yehuda.

It is taught

<<another [baraisa]:

<<“And they shall be” —

<<that not

<<he should read

<<out of order.

<<“Upon

<<your heart” —

<<Rav Zutra

<<says:

<<until

<<here

<<is the mitzvah of

<<intent;

<<from here

<<and on

<<is the mitzvah of

<<reading.

<<Rabbi Yoshiya

<<says:

<<until

<<here

<<is the mitzvah of

<<reading;

<<from here

<<and on

<<is the mitzvah of

<<intent.

What

<<is different

<<from here

<<and on,

<<the mitzvah of

<<reading,

<<for it is written

<<“to speak

<<of them”?

<<Here

<<too,

<<but surely

<<it is written

<<“and you shall speak

<<of them”!

This is what he is saying:

<<until

<<here

<<is the mitzvah of

<<intent

<<and reading;

<<from here

<<and on,

<<reading

<<without

<<intent.

And what

<<is different

<<until

<<here,

<<the mitzvah of

<<intent

<<and reading,

<<for it is written

<<“upon

<<your heart …

<<and you shall speak

<<of them”?

<<There

<<too,

<<but surely

<<it is written

<<“upon

<<your hearts …

<<to speak

<<of them”!

That

<<he needs

<<for himself

<<for that of Rabbi Yitzchak,

<<who said:

<<“And you shall place

<<My words

<<these” —

<<it is necessary

<<that there be

<<the placing

<<opposite

<<the heart.

Said

<<the Master:

<<Rabbi Yoshiya

<<says:

<<until

<<here

<<the mitzvah of

<<reading;

<<from here

<<and on

<<the mitzvah of

<<intent.

<<What

<<is different

<<from here

<<and on,

<<the mitzvah of

<<intent,

<<because

<<it is written

<<“upon

<<your hearts”?

<<Here

<<too,

<<but surely

<<it is written

<<“upon

<<your heart”!

This is what he is saying:

<<until

<<here,

<<the mitzvah of

<<reading

<<and intent;

<<from here

<<and on,

<<intent

<<without

<<reading.

And what

<<is different

<<until

<<here,

<<the mitzvah of

<<reading

<<and intent,

<<for it is written

<<“upon

<<your heart”

<<“and you shall speak

<<of them”?

<<There

<<too,

<<but surely

<<it is written

<<“upon

<<your hearts …

<<to speak

<<of them”!

That one

<<concerning words of

<<Torah

<<is written,

<<and this is what

<<is saying

<<the Merciful One:

<<teach

<<your sons

<<Torah,

<<so that

<<they will study

<<in them.

The Rabbis taught:

<<“Hear,

<<O Israel,

<<Hashem

<<is our God,

<<Hashem

<<is One” —

<<until

<<here

<<requires

<<intent of

<<the heart —

<<the words of

<<Rabbi Meir.

<<Rava said:

<<the halachah

<<is like Rabbi Meir.

It is taught:

<<Sumchus

<<says:

<<anyone

<<who lengthens

<<“One,”

<<they lengthen

<<for him

<<his days

<<and his years.

<<Rav Acha bar Yaakov said:

<<and on the dalet.

<<Rav Ashi said:

<<provided

<<that not

<<he rushes

<<over the ches.

Rabbi Yirmeya

<<was

<<sitting

<<before

<<Rabbi [Chiya bar Abba];

<<he saw him

<<that he was

<<lengthening

<<a great deal.

<<He said to him:

<<once

<<you have crowned Him

<<above

<<and below

<<and in the four

<<directions of

<<the heavens,

<<further

<<not

<<do you need.

Rav Nasan bar Mar Ukva said in the name of Rav Yehuda:

<<“upon

<<your heart” —

<<while standing.

<<“Upon

<<your heart” —

<<does it enter your mind?!

<<Rather,

<<say:

<<until

<<“upon

<<your heart”

<<while standing;

<<from here

<<and on,

<<not.

<<And Rabbi Yochanan

<<said:

<<all

<<the section

<<entirely

<<while standing.

And follows

<<Rabbi Yochanan

<<his own reasoning,

<<for Rabbah bar bar Chana said in the name of Rabbi Yochanan:

<<the halachah

<<is like Rabbi Acha,

<<who said

<<in the name

<<of Rabbi Yehuda.

The Rabbis taught:

<<“Hear,

<<O Israel,

<<Hashem

<<is our God,

<<Hashem

<<is One” —

<<this is

<<the Shema

<<of

<<Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi.

<<Rav said to Rabbi Chiya:

<<not

<<have I seen

<<him,

<<Rabbi,

<<that he accepts

<<upon himself

<<the kingdom of

<<Heaven.

<<He said to him:

<<son of

<<princes,

<<at the time

<<that he passes

<<his hands

<<over

<<his face,

<<he accepts

<<upon himself

<<the yoke of

<<the kingdom of

<<Heaven.

Does he go back

<<and finish it,

<<or

<<does he not

<<go back

<<and finish it?

<<Bar Kappara

<<says:

<<he does not

<<go back

<<and finish it.

<<Rabbi Shimon son of Rabbi

<<says:

<<he goes back

<<and finishes it.

<<Bar Kappara said to Rabbi Shimon son of Rabbi:

<<granted

<<for me,

<<who says

<<“he does not

<<go back

<<and finish it,”

<<this is why

<<seeks out

<<Rabbi

<<a teaching

<<that there is

<<in it

<<the Exodus from

<<Egypt.

<<But

<<for you,

<<who says

<<he goes back

<<and finishes it,

<<why

<<does he need

<<to seek it out?

In order

<<to mention

<<the Exodus from

<<Egypt

<<in its time.

Said

<<Rabbi Ila (son of Rav Shmuel bar Marta)

<<in the name

<<of Rav:

<<if he said

<<“Hear,

<<O Israel,

<<Hashem

<<is our God,

<<Hashem

<<is One”

<<and was overcome

<<by sleep,

<<he has fulfilled.

<<Rav Nachman said to Daru,

<<his slave:

<<for the verse

<<first

<<trouble me;

<<more

<<do not

<<trouble me.

<<Rav Yosef said to Rav Yosef son of Rabbah:

<<your father —

<<how

<<was he

<<acting?

<<He said to him:

<<for the verse

<<first

<<he would

<<trouble

<<himself;

<<more

<<not

<<would he

<<trouble

<<himself.

Rav Yosef said:

<<one lying on his back

<<not

<<should recite

<<the Shema.

<<Reciting

<<is it

<<that he may not

<<recite,

<<but

<<sleeping

<<is fine?!

<<But surely

<<Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi

<<cursed

<<whoever

<<sleeps

<<on his back!

They say:

<<sleeping,

<<when

<<he is leaning,

<<is fine;

<<reciting,

<<even though

<<he is leaning

<<too,

<<is forbidden.

But surely

<<Rabbi Yochanan

<<would lean

<<and recite!

It is different

<<Rabbi Yochanan,

<<for a master of

<<flesh

<<he was.

“Between the sections

<<he may greet,”

<<etc.

He responds

<<because of

<<what?

<<If you say

<<out of

<<respect —

<<now

<<to greet

<<he may greet,

<<to respond

<<is it necessary?!

<<Rather:

<<he may greet

<<out of

<<respect,

<<and responds

<<greeting

<<to every

<<person.

<<Say

<<the latter clause:

<<“And in the middle

<<he may greet

<<out of

<<fear,

<<and respond.”

He responds

<<because of

<<what?

<<If you say

<<out of

<<fear —

<<now

<<to greet

<<he may greet,

<<to respond

<<is it necessary?

<<Rather,

<<out of

<<respect.

<<This is

<<Rabbi Yehuda's view!

<<For we learned:

<<Rabbi Yehuda

<<says:

<<in the middle

<<he may greet

<<out of

<<fear

<<and respond

<<out of

<<respect,

<<and between the sections

<<he may greet

<<out of

<<respect

<<and respond

<<greeting

<<to every

<<person?

The Mishnah is incomplete,

<<and this is what

<<it teaches:

<<between the sections

<<he may greet

<<out of

<<respect,

<<and there is no

<<need

<<to say

<<that he

<<responds;

<<and in the middle

<<he may greet

<<out of

<<fear,

<<and there is no

<<need

<<to say

<<that he

<<responds —

<<the words of

<<Rabbi Meir.

<<Rabbi Yehuda

<<says:

<<in the middle

<<he may greet

<<out of

<<fear

<<and respond

<<out of

<<respect,