## Siddur Ashkenaz, Weekday, Shacharit, Preparatory Prayers, Morning Blessings

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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לַשֶּֽׂכְוִי בִינָה לְהַבְחִין בֵּין יוֹם וּבֵין לָֽיְלָה:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who gives the rooster understanding to distinguish between day and night.


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁלֹּא עָשַֽׂנִי גּוֹי:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who did not make me a gentile.


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁלֹּא עָשַֽׂנִי עָֽבֶד:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who did not make me a slave.


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁלֹּא עָשַֽׂנִי אִשָּׁה:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who did not make me a woman.¹

footnotes:
¹ There is no degradation of women implied in this blessing. Men thank God for the privilege, which is theirs, of performing all the precepts of the Torah, many of which are not incumbent upon women.


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(נשים אומרות: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁעָשַֽׂנִי כִּרְצוֹנוֹ:)

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
(*A woman says:* Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who made me according to His will.)


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם פּוֹקֵֽחַ עִוְרִים:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who gives sight to the blind.


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם מַלְבִּישׁ עֲרֻמִּים:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who clothes the naked.


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who releases the imprisoned.²

footnotes:
² He releases the prisoners of misfortune, passion, sin, hatred and jealousy.


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם זוֹקֵף כְּפוּפִים:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who straightens the bent.


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם רוֹקַע הָאָֽרֶץ עַל הַמָּֽיִם:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who spreads the earth above the waters.


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁעָשָׂה לִי כָּל־צָרְכִּי:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who provided me with all my needs.


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַמֵּכִין מִצְעֲדֵי גָֽבֶר:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who prepares the steps of man.


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אוֹזֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּגְבוּרָה:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who girds Israel with might.


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם עוֹטֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּתִפְאָרָה:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who crowns Israel with glory.


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַנּוֹתֵן לַיָּעֵף כֹּֽחַ:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who gives strength to the weary.


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַמַּעֲבִיר שֵׁנָה מֵעֵינָי וּתְנוּמָה מֵעַפְעַפָּי:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who removes sleep from my eyes and slumber from my eyelids.


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וִיהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּ֒פָנֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ שֶׁתַּרְגִּילֵֽנוּ בְּתוֹרָתֶֽךָ וְדַבְּ֒קֵֽנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ, וְאַל תְּבִיאֵֽנוּ לֹא לִידֵי חֵטְא וְלֹא לִידֵי עֲבֵרָה וְעָוֹן וְלֹא לִידֵי נִסָּיוֹן וְלֹא לִידֵי בִזָּיוֹן וְאַל יִשְׁלֹט בָּֽנוּ יֵֽצֶר הָרָע וְהַרְחִיקֵֽנוּ מֵאָדָם רָע וּמֵחָבֵר רָע וְדַבְּ֒קֵֽנוּ בְּיֵֽצֶר הַטּוֹב וּבְמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים וְכוֹף אֶת־יִצְרֵֽנוּ לְהִשְׁתַּעְבֶּד־לָךְ וּתְנֵֽנוּ הַיּוֹם וּבְכָל־יוֹם לְחֵן וּלְחֶֽסֶד וּלְרַחֲמִים בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ וּבְעֵינֵי כָל־רוֹאֵֽינוּ וְתִגְמְ֒לֵֽנוּ חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה גּוֹמֵל חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים לְעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
And may it be Your will Adonoy, our God And God of our fathers, to make us study Torah regularly, and hold fast to Your commandments. Do not bring us into the grasp of sin,³ nor into the grasp of transgression or iniquity.⁴ Do not cause us to be tested,⁵ or brought to disgrace.⁶ Let us not be ruled over by the Evil Inclination. Keep us far from an evil person, and from an evil companion. Make us hold fast to the Good Inclination, and to good deeds, and compel our Evil Inclination to be subservient to You. Grant us this day and every day favor,⁷ kindness,⁸ and compassion⁹ in Your eyes and in the eyes of all who see us, and bestow bountiful kindness upon us, Blessed are You, Adonoy, Who bestows bountiful kindness upon His people Israel.

footnotes:
³ To sin unknowingly.
⁴ To sin willfully.
⁵ We pray that God will not put us to tests that are too difficult to withstand.
⁶ Should we fail the tests, we will be disgraced.
⁷ “Favor” means receiving God’s blessings because of our merit.—Siach Yitzchok
⁸ “Kindness” is God’s benevolence bestowed purely by His will, regardless of merit.—Siach Yitzchok
⁹ “Compassion” describes God’s withholding of deserved punishment.—Siach Yitzchok


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**יְהִי רָצוֹן** מִלְּ֒פָנֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהַי וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתַי שֶׁתַּצִּילֵֽנִי הַיּוֹם וּבְכָל־יוֹם מֵעַזֵּי פָנִים וּמֵעַזּוּת פָּנִים מֵאָדָם רָע וּמֵחָבֵר רָע וּמִשָּׁכֵן רָע וּמִפֶּֽגַע רָע וּמִשָּׂטָן הַמַּשְׁחִית מִדִּין קָשֶׁה וּמִבַּֽעַל דִּין קָשֶׁה, בֵּין שֶׁהוּא בֶן בְּרִית וּבֵין שֶׁאֵינוֹ בֶן בְּרִית:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
May it be Your will, Adonoy, my God and God of my fathers, to save me today and every day from arrogant men and from arrogance; from an evil man, from an evil companion, from an evil neighbor; from an evil mishap and from the destructive Satan; from a difficult judgment and a difficult opponent, whether he is a [fellow Jew] or not a [fellow Jew].