TALMUD BAVLI – MASECHET BERACHOT – MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

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  1. Reciting the evening Shema in the early hours of the morning just before dawn:

    1.   Does not fulfill the mitzvah of reciting the evening Shema, and should be avoided altogether so that other people will not think that it is an acceptable time.
    2.   Does not fulfill the mitzvah of reciting the evening Shema, but just counts as learning Torah.
    3.   Does fulfill the mitzvah of reciting the evening Shema, but is it correct to say it as soon as possible after nightfall, and not to leave it too late less one forgets
    4.   Is the best possible time – as it is darkest at that time, and most people are indeed asleep