Is keriyat shema min ha torah?
Part 1
Rashi's explanation of the Babylonian debate is inconsistent.
Part 2
The two Talmuds answer differently.
Part 3
The Rif says you can't pray an extra Musaph prayer. Do you need to stand or lie down when you say the Shema, depending on the time of day?
Part 4
The Gra says that the Talmud twists the mishnah to conform to a particular rabbi's school of thought. But it's not done arbitrarily. Why rabbis disagree on the identification of the 613 commandments.
Part 5
A review with questions and answers. The original practice, according to the Jerusalem Talmud, was to say the evening Shema at your bedside, not before the amidah.