Square root- I disagree- The OP did not ask others to pasken. He/she is asking a general question, which in yeshiva we call “talking in learning”. You could do the same by asking Chat GPT and looking up the sources yourself. I saved you the trouble…..
Good question — the halacha of sitting for the berachos of Kriyas Shema (the two before and one after Shema in Shacharis, and two before and two after in Ma’ariv) is discussed explicitly in the Rishonim and Shulchan Aruch.
Here are the main sources:
1. Mishnah & Gemara
Berachos 10a–10b: The Mishnah discusses whether one must recite Shema itself standing, sitting, or in any position. Beis Shammai required lying down at night and standing in the morning, while Beis Hillel ruled “everyone recites according to his way.”
→ This debate is about Shema itself, not its berachos, but it sets the stage.
2. Rishonim on the Berachos
Rosh, Berachos 1:5 writes: although Shema can be recited in any position, the berachos of Shema were established to be recited in the manner of Tefillah, sitting.
Tur, Orach Chaim 59: “The berachos of Shema should not be recited while walking but rather while sitting, just like Tefillah, which requires kavana.”
3. Shulchan Aruch
Orach Chaim 59:3:
“One may not recite the berachos of Kriyas Shema while walking, or while doing work, or while riding, but rather he should sit.”
Rema ad loc. adds: If one needs to, he may recite them while standing, but l’chatchila they are said while sitting.
4. Mishna Berurah
M.B. 59:12 explains: the reason is that the berachos require greater concentration than Shema itself, and walking interferes with kavana.
However, standing is allowed, since it doesn’t detract from kavana — but sitting is the proper minhag.
✅ Summary:
The source in halacha is Shulchan Aruch O.C. 59:3, based on the Rosh and Tur, that the berachos of Kriyas Shema should be recited while sitting (though standing is permitted), because they require kavana similar to Tefillah.
Would you like me to also bring you the Kabbalistic/Chassidic angle (like in the Arizal and later poskim) about specifically sitting for the berachos?