Modeh Ani
Said immediately upon waking, before washing hands.
מוֹדֶהMo-dehאֲנִיa-niלְפָנֶיךָ,le-fa-ne-kha,מֶלֶךְme-lekhחַיkhaiוְקַיָּם,ve-ka-yam,שֶׁהֶחֱזַרְתָּshe-he-khe-zar-taבִּיbiנִשְׁמָתִיnish-ma-tiבְּחֶמְלָה,be-khem-la,רַבָּהra-baאֱמוּנָתֶךָ.e-mu-na-te-kha.מוֹדָהMo-daאֲנִיa-niלְפָנֶיךָ,le-fa-ne-kha,מֶלֶךְme-lekhחַיkhaiוְקַיָּם,ve-ka-yam,שֶׁהֶחֱזַרְתָּshe-he-khe-zar-taבִּיbiנִשְׁמָתִיnish-ma-tiבְּחֶמְלָה,be-khem-la,רַבָּהra-baאֱמוּנָתֶךָ.e-mu-na-te-kha.
Netilat Yadayim
Wash hands three times alternating: right hand, left hand, repeat.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,אֲשֶׁרa-sherקִדְּשָׁנוּki-de-sha-nuבְּמִצְוֹתָיוbe-mits-vo-tavוְצִוָּנוּve-tsi-va-nuעַלalנְטִילַתne-ti-latיָדָיִם.ya-da-yim.
Asher Yatzar
Blessing said after using the restroom.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,אֲשֶׁרa-sherיָצַרya-tsarאֶתetהָאָדָםha-a-damבְּחָכְמָה,be-khokh-ma,וּבָרָאu-va-raבוֹvoנְקָבִיםne-ka-vimנְקָבִים,ne-ka-vim,חֲלוּלִיםkha-lu-limחֲלוּלִים.kha-lu-lim.גָּלוּיga-luiוְיָדוּעַve-ya-du-aלִפְנֵיlif-neiכִסֵּאki-seכְבוֹדֶךָ,khe-vo-de-kha,שֶׁאִםshe-imיִפָּתֵחַyi-pa-te-akhאֶחָדe-khadמֵהֶם,me-hem,אוֹoיִסָּתֵםyi-sa-temאֶחָדe-khadמֵהֶם,me-hem,אִיiאֶפְשָׁרef-sharלְהִתְקַיֵּםle-hit-ka-yemוְלַעֲמוֹדve-la-a-modלְפָנֶיךָle-fa-ne-khaאֲפִלּוּa-fi-luשָׁעָהsha-aאֶחָת.e-khat.בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה',A-do-nai,רוֹפֵאro-feכָלkholבָּשָׂרba-sarוּמַפְלִיאu-maf-liלַעֲשׂוֹת.la-a-sot.
Elohai Neshama
Thanksgiving for the renewal of the soul each morning.
אֱלֹהַי,E-lo-hai,נְשָׁמָהne-sha-maשֶׁנָּתַתָּshe-na-ta-taבִּיbiטְהוֹרָהte-ho-raהִיא.hi.אַתָּהa-taבְרָאתָהּ,ve-ra-ta,אַתָּהa-taיְצַרְתָּהּ,ye-tsar-ta,אַתָּהa-taנְפַחְתָּהּne-fakh-taבִּי,bi,וְאַתָּהve-a-taמְשַׁמְּרָהּme-sham-raבְּקִרְבִּי,be-kir-bi,וְאַתָּהve-a-taעָתִידa-tidלִטְּלָהּli-te-laמִמֶּנִּיmi-me-niוּלְהַחֲזִירָהּu-le-ha-kha-zi-raבִּיbiלֶעָתִידle-a-tidלָבוֹא.la-vo.כָּלkolזְמַןze-manשֶׁהַנְּשָׁמָהshe-ha-ne-sha-maבְקִרְבִּי,ve-kir-bi,מוֹדֶהmo-dehאֲנִיa-niלְפָנֶיךָ,le-fa-ne-kha,ה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהַיE-lo-haiוֵאלֹהֵיve-lo-heiאֲבוֹתַי,a-vo-tai,רִבּוֹןri-bonכָּלkolהַמַּעֲשִׂים,ha-ma-a-sim,אֲדוֹןa-donכָּלkolהַנְּשָׁמוֹת.ha-ne-sha-mot.בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה',A-do-nai,הַמַּחֲזִירha-ma-kha-zirנְשָׁמוֹתne-sha-motלִפְגָרִיםlif-ga-rimמֵתִים.me-tim.מוֹדָהmo-daאֲנִיa-niלְפָנֶיךָ,le-fa-ne-kha,ה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהַיE-lo-haiוֵאלֹהֵיve-lo-heiאֲבוֹתַי,a-vo-tai,רִבּוֹןri-bonכָּלkolהַמַּעֲשִׂים,ha-ma-a-sim,אֲדוֹןa-donכָּלkolהַנְּשָׁמוֹת.ha-ne-sha-mot.בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה',A-do-nai,הַמַּחֲזִירha-ma-kha-zirנְשָׁמוֹתne-sha-motלִפְגָרִיםlif-ga-rimמֵתִים.me-tim.
Birchot HaShachar
Fifteen blessings of gratitude for daily gifts.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,הַנּוֹתֵןha-no-tenלַשֶּׂכְוִיla-sekh-viבִינָהvi-naלְהַבְחִיןle-hav-khinבֵּיןbeinיוֹםyomוּבֵיןu-veinלָיְלָה.lai-la.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,שֶׁלֹּאshe-loעָשַׂנִיa-sa-niגּוֹי.goy.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,שֶׁלֹּאshe-loעָשַׂנִיa-sa-niעָבֶד.a-ved.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,שֶׁלֹּאshe-loעָשַׂנִיa-sa-niאִשָּׁה.i-sha.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,שֶׁעָשַׂנִיshe-a-sa-niכִּרְצוֹנוֹ.kir-tso-no.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,פּוֹקֵחַpo-ke-akhעִוְרִים.iv-rim.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,מַלְבִּישׁmal-bishעֲרֻמִּים.a-ru-mim.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,מַתִּירma-tirאֲסוּרִים.a-su-rim.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,זוֹקֵףzo-kefכְּפוּפִים.ke-fu-fim.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,רוֹקַעro-kaהָאָרֶץha-a-retsעַלalהַמָּיִם.ha-ma-yim.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,שֶׁעָשָׂהshe-a-saלִיliכָּלkolצָרְכִּי.tsor-ki.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,הַמֵּכִיןha-me-khinמִצְעֲדֵיmits-a-deiגָבֶר.ga-ver.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,אוֹזֵרo-zerיִשְׂרָאֵלYis-ra-elבִּגְבוּרָה.big-vu-ra.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,עוֹטֵרo-terיִשְׂרָאֵלYis-ra-elבְּתִפְאָרָה.be-tif-a-ra.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,הַנּוֹתֵןha-no-tenלַיָּעֵףla-ya-efכֹּחַ.ko-akh.
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,הַמַּעֲבִירha-ma-a-virשֵׁנָהshe-naמֵעֵינַיme-ei-naiוּתְנוּמָהu-te-nu-maמֵעַפְעַפָּי.me-af-a-pai.
Vihi Ratzon
After giving thanks for all the good in our lives, we turn to God with a personal request: help us walk the right path, stay far from evil, and find grace in the eyes of others. This prayer sets the direction we want to give our day.
וִיהִיvi-hiרָצוֹןra-tsonמִלְּפָנֶיךָmi-le-fa-ne-khaה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהַיE-lo-haiוֵאלֹהֵיve-lo-heiאֲבוֹתַי,a-vo-tai,שֶׁתַּרְגִּילֵנִיshe-tar-gi-le-niבְּתוֹרָתֶךָ,be-to-ra-te-kha,וּתְדַבְּקֵנִיu-te-dab-ke-niבְּמִצְוֹתֶיךָ,be-mits-vo-te-kha,וְאַלve-alתְּבִיאֵנִיte-vi-e-niלִידֵיli-deiחֵטְא,khet,וְלֹאve-loלִידֵיli-deiעָוֹן,a-von,וְלֹאve-loלִידֵיli-deiנִסָּיוֹן,ni-sa-yon,וְלֹאve-loלִידֵיli-deiבִזָּיוֹן.vi-za-yon.וּתְרַחִיקֵנִיu-te-ra-khi-ke-niמִיֵּצֶרmi-ye-tserהָרָע.ha-ra.וּתְדַבְּקֵנִיu-te-dab-ke-niבְּיֵצֶרbe-ye-tserהַטּוֹב,ha-tov,וְכוֹףve-khofאֶתetיִצְרִיyits-riלְהִשְׁתַּעְבֶּדle-hish-ta-bedלָךְ.lakh.וּתְנֵנִיu-te-ne-niהַיּוֹםha-yomוּבְכָלu-ve-kholיוֹםyomלְחֵןle-khenוּלְחֶסֶדu-le-khe-sedוּלְרַחֲמִיםu-le-ra-kha-mimבְּעֵינֶיךָbe-ei-ne-khaוּבְעֵינֵיu-ve-ei-neiכָלkholרוֹאָי,ro-ai,וּגְמָלֵנִיu-ge-ma-le-niחֲסָדִיםkha-sa-dimטוֹבִים.to-vim.בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה',A-do-nai,הַגּוֹמֵלha-go-melחֲסָדִיםkha-sa-dimטוֹבִיםto-vimלְעַמּוֹle-a-moיִשְׂרָאֵל.Yis-ra-el.
Yehi Ratzon
A prayer for protection from harmful encounters and people who may cause us harm. Before stepping out into the world, we ask God to guard us from all evil, whether from within our community or beyond. Said in Sephardi nusach.
יְהִיye-hiרָצוֹןra-tsonמִלְּפָנֶיךָmi-le-fa-ne-khaה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהַיE-lo-haiוֵאלֹהֵיve-lo-heiאֲבוֹתַי,a-vo-tai,שֶׁתַּצִּילֵנִיshe-ta-tsi-le-niהַיּוֹםha-yomוּבְכָלu-ve-kholיוֹםyomוָיוֹםva-yomמֵעַזֵּיme-a-zeiפָנִיםfa-nimוּמֵעַזּוּתu-me-a-zutפָּנִים,pa-nim,מֵאָדָםme-a-damרָע,ra,וּמֵחָבֵרu-me-kha-verרָע,ra,וּמִשָּׁכֵןu-mi-sha-khenרָע,ra,וּמִפֶּגַעu-mi-pe-gaרָע,ra,וּמִשָּׂטָןu-mi-sa-tanהַמַּשְׁחִית,ha-mash-khit,מִדִּיןmi-dinקָשֶׁה,ka-she,וּמִבַּעַלu-mi-ba-alדִּיןdinקָשֶׁה,ka-she,בֵּיןbeinשֶׁהוּאshe-huבֶןvenבְּרִיתbe-ritוּבֵיןu-veinשֶׁאֵינוֹshe-ei-noבֶןvenבְּרִית.be-rit.
Vekhen Yehi Ratzon
Continuing the plea for protection, this time from gossip, false testimony, hatred, and false accusations. A prayer that reminds us that not everything is in our hands, and that we need help from above to get through the day in peace. Said in Sephardi nusach.
וְכֵןve-khenיְהִיye-hiרָצוֹןra-tsonמִלְּפָנֶיךָmi-le-fa-ne-khaה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהַיE-lo-haiוֵאלֹהֵיve-lo-heiאֲבוֹתַי,a-vo-tai,שֶׁתַּצִּילֵנִיshe-ta-tsi-le-niהַיּוֹםha-yomוּבְכָלu-ve-kholיוֹםyomוָיוֹםva-yomמִמַּלְשִׁינוּת,mi-mal-shi-nut,וּמִלָּשׁוֹןu-mi-la-shonהָרָע,ha-ra,וּמֵעֵדוּתu-me-e-dutשֶׁקֶר,she-ker,וּמִשִּׂנְאַתu-mi-sin-atהַבְּרִיּוֹת,ha-be-ri-yot,וּמֵעֲלִילָה,u-me-a-li-la,וּמִמִּיתָהu-mi-mi-taמְשֻׁנָּה,me-shu-na,וּמֵחֳלָיִיםu-me-kho-la-yimרָעִים,ra-im,וּמִפְּגָעִיםu-mif-ga-imרָעִים,ra-im,וּמִדִּינָהּu-mi-di-naשֶׁלshelגֵּיהִנֹּם.ge-hi-nom.
Birchot HaTorah
Three blessings that express our special bond with the Torah. We ask that Torah study be sweet and pleasant, give thanks that God chose us and gave us His Torah, and recite the Priestly Blessing as our first act of Torah study. Said once daily, covering all study that day.
First Blessing
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,אֲשֶׁרa-sherקִדְּשָׁנוּki-de-sha-nuבְּמִצְוֹתָיוbe-mits-vo-tavוְצִוָּנוּve-tsi-va-nuלַעֲסוֹקla-a-sokבְּדִבְרֵיbe-div-reiתוֹרָה.to-ra.עַלalדִּבְרֵיdiv-reiתוֹרָה.to-ra.
VeHa'arev Na
וְהַעֲרֶבve-ha-a-revנָאnaה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuאֶתetדִּבְרֵיdiv-reiתוֹרָתְךָto-ra-te-khaבְּפִינוּbe-fi-nuוּבְפִיּוֹתu-ve-fi-yotעַמְּךָa-me-khaבֵּיתbeitיִשְׂרָאֵל,Yis-ra-el,וְנִהְיֶהve-ni-yeאֲנַחְנוּa-nakh-nuוְצֶאֱצָאֵינוּve-tse-e-tsa-ei-nuכֻּלָּנוּku-la-nuיוֹדְעֵיyo-de-eiשְׁמֶךָshi-me-khaוְלוֹמְדֵיve-lo-me-deiתוֹרָתֶךָto-ra-te-khaלִשְׁמָהּ.lish-ma.בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה',A-do-nai,הַמְלַמֵּדha-me-la-medתּוֹרָהto-raלְעַמּוֹle-a-moיִשְׂרָאֵל.Yis-ra-el.
Asher Bachar Banu
בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה'A-do-naiאֱלֹהֵינוּE-lo-hei-nuמֶלֶךְme-lekhהָעוֹלָם,ha-o-lam,אֲשֶׁרa-sherבָּחַרba-kharבָּנוּba-nuמִכָּלmi-kolהָעַמִּיםha-a-mimוְנָתַןve-na-tanלָנוּla-nuאֶתetתּוֹרָתוֹ.to-ra-to.בָּרוּךְBa-rukhאַתָּהa-taה',A-do-nai,נוֹתֵןno-tenהַתּוֹרָה.ha-to-ra.
Birkat Kohanim
The three most beautiful verses of blessing: may God bless you and protect you, shine His face upon you, and grant you peace. These verses are recited as "Torah study" immediately following the blessings.
יְבָרֶכְךָye-va-re-khe-khaה'A-do-naiוְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ.ve-yish-me-re-kha.יָאֵרya-erה'A-do-naiפָּנָיוpa-navאֵלֶיךָe-le-khaוִיחֻנֶּךָּ.vi-khu-ne-ka.יִשָּׂאyi-saה'A-do-naiפָּנָיוpa-navאֵלֶיךָe-le-khaוְיָשֵׂםve-ya-semלְךָle-khaשָׁלוֹם.sha-lom.וְשָׂמוּve-sa-muאֶתetשְׁמִיshe-miעַלalבְּנֵיbe-neiיִשְׂרָאֵל,Yis-ra-el,וַאֲנִיva-a-niאֲבָרְכֵם.a-va-re-khem.