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

###### Siddur Ashkenaz, Weekday, Shacharit, Preparatory Prayers, Torah Blessings 1
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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּ֒שָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לַעֲסֹק בְּדִבְרֵי תוֹרָה:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who sanctified¹ us with His commandments and commanded us to be engrossed in the words of Torah.

footnotes:
¹ The observance and fulfillment of His commandments makes a person holy.


###### Siddur Ashkenaz, Weekday, Shacharit, Preparatory Prayers, Torah Blessings 2
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וְהַעֲרֶב נָא יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָתְךָ בְּפִֽינוּ וּבְפִי עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל. וְנִהְיֶה אֲנַֽחְנוּ וְצֶאֱצָאֵֽינוּ וְצֶאֱצָאֵי עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל כֻּלָּֽנוּ יוֹדְעֵי שְׁמֶֽךָ וְלוֹמְדֵי תוֹרָתֶֽךָ. (י"א תוֹרָתְךָ) לִשְׁמָהּ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה הַמְלַמֵּד תּוֹרָה לְעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Adonoy our God, please make the words of Your Torah pleasant in our mouths and in the mouths of Your people Israel. And may we and our descendants [and the descendants of our descendants] and the descendants of Your people the House of Israel, all know Your Name and be students of Your Torah for its own sake. Blessed are You, Adonoy Who teaches Torah to His people, Israel.


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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר בָּֽחַר בָּֽנוּ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים וְנָֽתַן לָֽנוּ אֶת־תּוֹרָתוֹ: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe Who chose us from among all the peoples² and gave us His Torah.³ Blessed are You, Adonoy, Giver of the Torah!

footnotes:
² An allusion to God’s declaration, “And you will be a treasure unto me from among all people” (Exodus 19:6) which preceded the giving of the Torah at Sinai.—Vilna Gaon
³ An allusion to the actual giving of the Torah at Sinai.—Vilna Gaon