Shema: Sitting or Standing?

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If I am standing for the Brachot of shema , do I sit for shema ?

Rabbi Ari Enkin · Accepted Answer

Shalom!
 
Thank you for your question.
 
As a general rule, to is preferable to recite the Shema at
Shacharit and Ma’ariv while sitting. This is especially true for the blessings recited
before and after the Shema, as well, especially in the morning.
 
If one was standing while reciting the blessings before the
Shema in the morning, one is permitted to sit for the actual Shema.
 
If one was standing while reciting the blessings before the Shema in the evening, one is not permitted to sit for the actual Shema.
 
One who is sitting when he began the Shema should not stand
while still reciting the Shema. So too, one who is standing when he began the
Shema should not sit while still reciting it.
 
In other words, one should not change one’s position while reciting
the Shema. One who did so, nevertheless, fulfills the mitzva of Shema.

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