Modeh Ani
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מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶֽיךָ מֶֽלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּם שֶׁהֶחֱזַֽרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי בְּחֶמְלָה, רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ:
modeh ani lefanekha melekh khay veqayyam shehekhezarta bi nishmati bekhemlah, rabbah emunatekha:
Upon waking in the morning, even before washing your hands, say:
רֵאשִׁית חָכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה, שֵֽׂכֶל טוֹב לְכָל עֹשֵׂיהֶם, תְּהִלָּתוֹ עוֹמֶֽדֶת לָעַד: בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:
reshit khokhmah yirat Adonai, sekhel tov lekhol osehem, tehillato omedet la'ad: barukh shem kevod malkhuto le'olam va'ed:
I give thanks to You living and everlasting King for You have restored my soul with mercy. Great is Your faithfulness.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּ֒שָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ עַל מִצְוַת צִיצִית:
barukh attah Adonai elohenu melekh ha'olam asher qiddeshanu bemitsvotayw vetsivvanu al mitsvat tsitsit:
After washing your hands, say:
יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּ֒פָנֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהַי וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתַי שֶׁתְּ֒הֵא חֲשׁוּבָה מִצְוַת צִיצִית לְפָנֶֽיךָ כְּאִלּוּ קִיַּמְתִּֽיהָ בְּכָל פְּרָטֶֽיהָ וְדִקְדּוּקֶֽיהָ וְכַוָּנוֹתֶֽיהָ וְתַרְיַ"ג מִצְווֹת הַתְּ֒לוּיוֹת בָּהּ, אָמֵן סֶלָה:
yehi ratson millefanekha Adonai elohay velohe avotay shettehe khashuvah mitsvat tsitsit lefanekha ke'illu qiyyamtiha bekhol perateha vediqduqeha vekhavvanoteha vetaryag" mitsvot hatteluyot bah, amen selah:
The beginning of wisdom is fear of Adonoy, good understanding to all who perform [His commandments], His praise endures forever. Blessed [is His] Name, Whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, used under Creative Commons.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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