English: R’ Yehoshua ben Korchah said: Why does the paragraph of Shema precede Vehayah im shamoa? So that one first accepts upon oneself the yoke of the Kingdom of Heaven, and afterward the yoke of the mitzvos.
On the daf / in context: The order of the three paragraphs of Keri’as Shema is deliberate: first the declaration of God’s unity and the acceptance of His kingship, then the acceptance of the practical commandments.
Type of Learning
Custom (reason for the liturgical order of the Shema paragraphs).
What Is Learned
One must first accept the yoke of Heaven (the declaration of God’s oneness) before accepting the yoke of the mitzvos.