Bedtime Shema

Discover the halachic bedtime routine that includes Shema Yisrael, forgiveness, and entrusting your soul to God

The Bedtime Shema is a prayer recited at night before going to sleep.

Kabbalistic teachings reveal why sleep is called a mini-death, where your soul goes at night, why dreams can be spiritual messages, and why washing your hands in the morning matters more than you think