## Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Modeh Ani

###### Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Modeh Ani 1
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מיד כשיעור משנתו, בעודו על משכבו, יאמר:

**Koren/Steinsaltz:**
*Upon waking in the morning, even before washing your hands, say:*


###### Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Modeh Ani 2
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**מוֹדֶה אֲנִי** לְפָנֶֽיךָ מֶֽלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּם שֶׁהֶחֱזַֽרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי בְּחֶמְלָה, רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ:

**Koren/Steinsaltz:**
I give thanks to You living and everlasting King for You have restored my soul with mercy. Great is Your faithfulness.


###### Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Modeh Ani 3
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לאחר שנטל ידיו יאמר:

**Koren/Steinsaltz:**
*After washing your hands, say:*


###### Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Modeh Ani 4
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**רֵאשִׁית חָכְמָה** יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה, שֵֽׂכֶל טוֹב לְכָל עֹשֵׂיהֶם, תְּהִלָּתוֹ עוֹמֶֽדֶת לָעַד: בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:

**Koren/Steinsaltz:**
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.


###### Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Modeh Ani 5
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לפני עטיפת הטלית קטן, יברך:

**Koren/Steinsaltz:**
*Before putting on your*tallis katan*say:*


###### Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Modeh Ani 6
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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּ֒שָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ עַל מִצְוַת צִיצִית:

**Koren/Steinsaltz:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe Who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us concerning the *mitzva* of *tzitzis* (fringes).


###### Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Modeh Ani 7
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**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:

**Koren/Steinsaltz:**
May it be Your will Adonoy, my God, and God of my fathers, to consider [my fulfillment of] the *mitzva* of *tzitzis* before You as though I had fulfilled it in every detail, accurately and with full intent, and the 613¹ of the Torah. This symbolizes the Talmudic statement (Maseches Nedarim 25a) that the wearing of *tzitzis* equals the observance of the whole Torah. commandments that depend on it. Amein, Selah.

footnotes:
¹ The numerical value of the word צִיצִית is 600 which, with the 8 threads and 5 knots of the צִיצִית itself, makes 613, the exact number of the mitzvos