## Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Tallit

###### Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Tallit 1
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וכשבודק הציציות, יאמר:

**Koren/Steinsaltz:**
*While examining the fringes of the*tallis*say:*


###### Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Tallit 2
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**בָּרְ֒כִי נַפְשִׁי** אֶת־יְהֹוָה, יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהַי גָּדַֽלְתָּ מְאֹד, הוֹד וְהָדָר לָבָֽשְׁתָּ: עֹֽטֶה־אוֹר כַּשַּׂלְמָה, נוֹטֶה שָׁמַֽיִם כַּיְרִיעָה:

**Koren/Steinsaltz:**
My soul, bless Adonoy, Adonoy, my God, You are greatly exalted. With beauty and splendor are You clothed enwrapped in light, garment-like; You spread out the heavens like a curtain.¹

footnotes:
¹ Psalms 104:1,2.


###### Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Tallit 3
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לְשֵׁם יִחוּד קוּדְ֒שָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּשְׁ֒כִינְתֵּהּ, בִּדְ֒חִילוּ וּרְ֒חִימוּ לְיַחֵד שֵׁם י"ה בו"ה בְּיִחוּדָא שְׁלִים בְּשֵׁם כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל, הֲרֵינִי מִתְעַטֵּף גּוּפִי בַּצִּיצִית, כֵּן תִּתְעַטֵּף נִשְׁ֒מָתִי וּרְ֒מַ"ח אֵיבָרַי וּשְׁסָ"ה גִידַי בְּאוֹר הַצִּיצִית הָעוֹלֶה תַּרְיַ"ג, וּכְ֒שֵׁם שֶׁאֲנִי מִתְכַּסֶּה בַּטַּלִּית בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה כַּךְ אֶזְכֶּה לַחֲלוּקָא דְרַבָּנָן וּלְ֒טַלִּית נָאָה לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא בְּגַן עֵֽדֶן, וְעַל יְדֵי מִצְוַת צִיצִית, תִּנָּצֵל נַפְשִׁי רוּחִי וְנִשְׁ֒מָתִי וּתְ֒פִלָּתִי מִן הַחִיצוֹנִים, וְהַטַּלִּית יִפְרֹשׂ כְּנָפָיו עֲלֵיהֶם, וְיַצִּילֵם כְּנֶֽשֶׁר יָעִיר קִנּוֹ עַל גּוֹזָלָיו יְרַחֵף, וּתְ֒הֵא חֲשׁוּבָה מִצְוַת צִיצִית לִפְנֵי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, כְּאִלּוּ קִיַּמְתִּֽיהָ בְּכָל פְּרָטֶֽיהָ, וְדִקְדּוּקֶֽיהָ, וְכַוָּנוֹתֶֽיהָ, וְתַרְיַ"ג מִצְווֹת הַתְּ֒לוּיוֹת בָּהּ, אָמֵן סֶֽלָה:

**Koren/Steinsaltz:**
For the sake of the unification of the Holy One, Blessed be He, and His Divine Presence, with fear and love and love and fear, to unify the Name of *Yud Hei* with *Vav Hei* with a complete unity, in the name of all Israel. Behold, I am wrapping my body with *tsitsit* (fringes). So too may You wrap my soul – my 248 limbs and my 365 tendons – in the light of the *tsitsit*, [the letters, strings and knots of] which add up to 613. And in the same way that I cover myself with a prayer shawl in this world, so too may I merit to be in the section of the rabbis and to have a fine prayer shawl in the next world, in the Garden of Eden. And through the commandment of *tsitsit*, save my essence, my spirit, my soul and my prayer from [negative forces]. And may the prayer shawl spread its wings upon them to save them, ‘like an eagle that rouses his nestlings, hovering over his young.’ And may [this] commandment of *tsitsit* be considered before the Holy One, blessed be He, as if I fulfilled it in all of its details, all of its minutiae and all of its intentions – [as well as] the 613 commandments that are dependent upon it. Amen, Selah. (The tsitsit is dyed with tekhelet from the chilazon; the sea worm bonellia viridis)


###### Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Tallit 4
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**בָּרוּךְ** אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּ֒שָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לְהִתְעַטֵּף בַּצִּיצִית:

**Koren/Steinsaltz:**
Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to enwrap ourselves with *tzitzis.*


###### Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Tallit 5
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בשעה שמניח אותו על ראשו להתעטף בו, יאמר:

**Koren/Steinsaltz:**
*Cover your head with the*tallis*and say:*


###### Siddur Sefard, Upon Arising, Tallit 6
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מַה יָּקָר חַסְדְּ֒ךָ אֱלֹהִים וּבְ֒נֵי אָדָם בְּצֵל כְּנָפֶֽיךָ יֶחֱסָֽיוּן: יִרְוְיֻן מִדֶּֽשֶׁן בֵּיתֶֽךָ וְנַֽחַל עֲדָנֶֽיךָ תַשְׁקֵם: כִּי־עִמְּ֒ךָ מְקוֹר חַיִּים, בְּאוֹרְ֒ךָ נִרְאֶה־אוֹר: מְשֹׁךְ חַסְדְּ֒ךָ לְיֹדְ֒עֶֽיךָ וְצִדְקָתְ֒ךָ לְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵב:

**Koren/Steinsaltz:**
How precious is Your kindness, God; the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. They will be filled from the abundance of Your House, and from the stream of Your delights You will give them to drink. For with You is the source of life, in Your light shall we see light. Extend Your kindness to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.²

footnotes:
² Psalms 36:8-11.