I. On Reciting the Shma‘: M. II. 9. A Bridegroom and the Shma‘ (continued)

A Bridegroom and the Shma‘ (continued). 9 (8). If a bridegroom wishes to recite the Shma‘ the first night he may recite it. Rabban Simeon ben Gamaliel 4 says: Not every one who wishes to make a name for himself, makes it. 5 21:4 Rabban Simeon ben Gamaliel. Son of Gamaliel II., flourished c. 130-160 A.D., the father of R. Judah the Prince, who was the compiler of the mishna. 21:5 A warning against vanity and pride, which lead to hypocrisy. Not every one can safely imitate R. Gamaliel (see M. 6(5), p. 19). Next: M. III. 1. The Recitation of the Shma‘ if a Relation is Dead, and at the Burial