Is the mitzvah biblical or rabbinic: Berachot 21a Going to the bathroom and Washing one's hands before Recitation of Shema: Berachot 14b-15a
Should/Must be read with Phylacteries on: Berachot 14b
If one misses reciting Shema in the Morning/Night, it is considered an Incorrectible Sin: Berachot 26a; Chagigah 9b
Missing Shema was a cause for Destruction of Jerusalem: Shabbat 119b
When minors become obligated in the Mitzvah: Berachot 20a; Succah 42a
Shema Vs. fulfilling Publicity of Miracle: Berachot 14a
Reciting Shema at Other Times
Reciting the Shema for protection, in times when one is gripped by inexplicable terror: Megillah 3a
Structure of Shema
"Shema Yisrael" was originally stated by Yaakov: Pesachim 56a
"Baruch Shem..." was originally stated by Yaakov's children: Pesachim 56a
Inclusion of "Baruch Shem..": Pesachim 56a
Saying "Baruch Shem..." silently: Pesachim 56a
Saying "Baruch Shem..." out loud, because otherwise the Attackers of Torah claim that we are secretly adding improper prayers: Pesachim 56a
Attempt to add the Ten Commandments to Recitation of Shema outside the Temple: Berachot 12a
Linking the Ten Commandments to the Verses of Shema: Tos. Berachot 12b #3
Attempt to add the Section of "Balak" in Recitation of Shema: Berachot 12b
Inclusion of the Torah's Section on Tzitzit-Fringes in Recitation of Shema: Berachot 12b
Mentioning Departure from Egypt at night: Berachot 12b, 14b Tzitzit-Fringes remind a person of the Recitation of the "Shema": Menachot 43b
Placement of Shema in Prayer
Purpose of Reading Shema at Evening Prayers if it is before the Evening Time Span Begins: Rosh Berachot 1:1
