Hayom Yom

My father said that the reciting of Sh'ma before retiring at night (p. 118-124) is, in miniature form, like the Confession before death. But then one leaves the marketplace permanently, and the commerce of "Today to perform them" [1] is finished.

With the Bedside Sh'ma every night, however, one is still in the middle of the "market" and can still accomplish and achieve.

Notes:

I.e. the mitzvot. See Devarim 7:11, Eiruvin 22a.