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Chapter 3: Mishnah 1 Mishnah Berakhot - Chapter 3 (translated from Sefaria.org, with gender neutral language added) Chapter 3: Mishnah 1 - ִמי ֶׁש ֵּמתֹו מּו ָטל ְל ָפנָיו, ָפטּור ִמ ְק ִריַאת ְש ַמע, ִמן ַה ְת ִפ ָלה ּו ִמן ַה ְת ִפ ִלין. נֹו ְש ֵּאי ַה ִמ ָטה וְ ִחלּו ֵּפי ֶׁהן וְ ִחלּו ֵּפי ִחלּו ֵּפי ֶׁהן, ֶׁאת ֶׁש ִל ְפנֵּי ַה ִמ ָטה וְ ֶׁאת ֶׁש ְלַא ַחר ַה ִמ ָטה, ֶׁאת ֶׁש ַל ִמ ָטה צ ֶֹׁרְך ָב ֶׁהן ְפטּו ִרים, ו ְ ֶׁאת ֶׁש ֵּאין ַל ִמ ָטה צ ֶֹׁרְך : ָב ֶׁהן ַחיָ ִבין. ֵּאלּו וָ ֵּאלּו ְפטּו ִרים ִמן ַה ְת ִפ ָלה One whose dead lies before him/her, s/he is exempt from reciting the Shema, from saying Shemoneh Esrei and from wearing tefillin. The pall bearers and their replacements and the replacements of the replacements, regardless of whether they are in the front or in the back of the casket: those that are needed to carry the casket are exempt, and those that are not needed to carry the casket are obligated [to recite Shema]. These and those are exempt from reciting Shemoneh Esrei. Chapter 3: Mishnah 2 - ָק ְברּו ֶׁאת ַה ֵּמת וְ ָח ְזרּו, ִאם יְכֹו ִלין ְל ַה ְת ִחיל וְ ִל ְגמ ֹר ַעד ֶׁשֹּלא יַ ִגיעּו ַלּׁשּו ָרה, יַ ְת ִחילּו. וְ ִאם ָלאו, ֹלא יַ ְת ִחילּו. ָהעֹו ְמ ִדים ַבּׁשּו ָרה, ַה ְפ נִי ִמים ְפטּו ִרים, :וְ ַה ִחיצֹונִים ַחיָ ִבין When they have buried the dead and returned: If they are able to start and to finish before they reach the [place where they stand in a] line, they should start. If not, they should not start. As for those standing in a line, the ones standing on the inside are exempt and the ones standing on the outside are obligated. Chapter 3: Mishnah 3 - נָ ִשים וַ ֲע ָב ִדים ּו ְק ַטנִים ְפטּו ִרין ִמ ְק ִריַאת ְש ַמע ּו ִמן ַה ְת ִפ ִלין, וְ ַחיָ ִבין : ִב ְת ִפ ָלה ּו ִב ְמזּו ָזה, ּו ְב ִב ְר ַכת ַה ָמזֹון Women, slaves, and minors are exempt from reciting Shema and from tefillin and are obligated in [reciting] Shemoneh Esrei and in [affixing a] Mezuzah and in [reciting] Birkat HaMazon. Chapter 3: Mishnah 4 - ַב ַעל ֶׁק ִרי ְמ ַה ְר ֵּהר ְב ִלבֹו וְ ֵּאינֹו ְמ ָב ֵּרְך, ֹלא ְל ָפנֶׁי ָה וְֹלא ְלַא ֲח ֶׁרי ָה. וְ ַעל ַה ָמזֹון ְמ ָב ֵּרְך ְלַא ֲח ָריו, וְ ֵּאינֹו ְמ ָב ֵּרְך ְל ָפנָיו. ַר ִבי יְהּו ָדה אֹו ֵּמר, ְמ ָב ֵּרְך ִל ְפנֵּי ֶׁהם :ּו ְלַא ֲח ֵּרי ֶׁהם A Ba'al Keri [someone subject to a certain form of ritual impurity, specifically a seminal discharge, so this translation is not made gender neutral] should recite Shema in his mind and should not bless [its blessings whatsoever], not before and not after it. And on food he should bless after it and not bless before it. Rabbi Yehudah says: He should bless before and after them [Shema and food]. Chapter 3: Mishnah 5 - ָהיָה עֹו ֵּמד ַב ְת ִפ ָלה, וְנִ ְז ַכר ֶׁשהּוא ַב ַעל ְק ִרי, ֹלא יַ ְפ ִסיק, ֶׁא ָלא יְ ַק ֵּצר. יָ ַרד ִל ְטב ֹל, ִאם יָכֹול ַל ֲעלֹות ּו ְל ִה ְת ַכּסֹות וְ ִל ְקרֹות ַעד ֶׁשֹּלא ָתנֵּץ ַה ַח ָמה, יַ ֲע ֶׁלה וְיִ ְת ַכ ֶּׁסה וְיִ ְק ָרא. וְ ִאם ָלאו, יִ ְת ַכ ֶּׁסה ַב ַמיִם וְיִ ְק ָרא. ֲא ָבל ֹלא יִ ְת ַכ ֶּׁסה, ֹלא ַב ַמיִם ָה ָר ִעים וְֹלא ְב ֵּמי ַה ִמ ְש ָרה, ַעד ֶׁשיַ ִטיל ְלתֹו ָכן ָמיִם. וְ ַכ ָמה יַ ְר ִחיק : ֵּמ ֶׁהם ּו ִמן ַהצֹוָאה, ַא ְר ַב ע ַאמֹות If he was standing in prayer and remembered that he is a Ba'al Keri, he should not stop, but rather abridge [the prayer]. If he went down to immerse [himself], if he is able to go up and to cover himself and to recite [Shema] before and do it before sunrise, he should go up and cover himself and recite. And if not, he should cover himself in water and recite. But he should not cover himself in foul waters and not in waters of soaking [flax] until he puts [more] water into them. And how far must he distance himself from them and from excrement? Four cubits. Chapter 3: Mishnah 6 - ָזב ֶׁש ָרָאה ְק ִרי, וְנִ ָדה ֶׁש ָפ ְל ָטה ִש ְכ ַבת ֶׁז ַרע, וְ ַה ְמ ַש ֶׁמ ֶׁשת ֶׁש ָר ֲא ָתה נִ ָדה, : ְצ ִרי ִכין ְט ִבי ָלה, וְ ַר ִבי יְהּו ָדה פֹו ֵּטר A Zav [someone subject to a certain form of ritual impurity / gonorrhoea] who saw a seminal emission, and a Niddah [someone subject to a different form of ritual impurity, because she is menstruating (Nidah=Menstruant)] who discharged semen from sexual relations, and a woman having sexual relations who saw menstrual blood, require [ritual] immersion. And Rabbi Yehudah exempts them. .
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