Editing HaMapil (section)

== Customs ==
Bircat HaMapil is recited specifically at the conclusion of the Kriat Shema before bed so that there will be no interruption between it and sleep.

Women also recite this blessing.

The blessing is recited in bed just before sleep. After reciting the blessing, one must be careful not to interrupt at all.

After the blessing, it is customary to meditate on words of Torah, such as a chapter of Tanya, a Mishna, a verse from Tehillim, or a verse from Chumash, until falling asleep. This is according to the tradition received from Chassidim that before sleep, they are particular about a sequence of action, speech, and thought: preparing water for washing hands beside the bed - action, reciting Kriat Shema before bed - speech, and after Bircat HaMapil thinking Tanya by heart until falling asleep - thought.