Translation:Mishnah/Seder Zeraim/Tractate Berakhot/Chapter 2/1/Translation
- If one was reading [the Shema] in the Torah, and it came time to recite [the Shema]:
- If he directed his heart [and intended to fulfill his obligation to recite the Shema as he read it], he has fulfilled his obligation.
- And if not, he has not fulfilled his obligation.
- At the breaks [between sections of the Shema], one may greet another out of honor and return a greeting,
- And in the middle [of a section], one may greet out of fear and return a greeting.
- These are the words of Rabbi Meir.
- Rabbi Yehuda says:
- In the middle, one may greet out of fear and return a greeting out of honor,
- And at the breaks, one may greet out of honor and return a greeting to any person.