Q. Sometimes I forget to say the shema until I'm in bed with my head uncovered. So I cover myself with the blanket and say it. Do I still need to cover my eyes with my hands since the blanket is covering them?
A. Our Rabbonim maintain that you should still cover your eyes as it is the proper minhag even in a dark room or for the one who cannot see. (Yalkut Yosef p.536).
Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is similar.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit'a
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