Machzor Yom Kippur Ashkenaz, The Morning Prayers, Blessings of the Torah
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בָּרוּךְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּֽנוּ לַעֲסֹק בְּדִבְרֵי תוֹרָה:
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who sanctified²⁰ us with His commandments and commanded us to be engrossed in the words of Torah.
footnotes: ²⁰ The observance and fulfillment of His commandments makes a person holy.
וְהַעֲרֶב נָא יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ אֶת דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָתְךָ בְּפִֽינוּ וּבְפִי עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וְנִהְיֶה אֲנַֽחְנוּ וְצֶאֱצָאֵֽינוּ וְצֶאֱצָאֵי עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל כֻּלָּֽנוּ יוֹדְעֵי שְׁמֶֽךָ וְלוֹמְדֵי תוֹרָתֶֽךָ לִשְׁמָהּ: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה הַמְלַמֵּד תּוֹרָה לְעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל:
Adonoy our God, please make pleasant the words of Your Torah in our mouth and in the mouths of Your people Yisrael. And may we and our descendants and the descendants of Your people the House of Yisrael, all be perceivers of Your Name and students of Your Torah for its own sake. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Who teaches Torah to His people, Yisrael.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר בָּֽחַר בָּֽנוּ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים וְנָֽתַן לָֽנוּ אֶת תּוֹרָתוֹ: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה:
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe Who chose us from among all the peoples²¹ and gave us His Torah.²² Blessed are You, Adonoy, Giver of the Torah!
footnotes: ²¹ An allusion to Hashem’s declaration, “And you will be a treasure unto me from among all people” (Shemos 19:6) which preceded the giving of the Torah at Sinai.—Vilna Gaon ²² An allusion to the actual giving of the Torah at Sinai.—Vilna Gaon
יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהֹוָה וְיִשְׁמְרֶֽךָ: יָאֵר יְהֹוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶֽיךָ וִיחֻנֶּֽךָּ: יִשָּׂא יְהֹוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶֽיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם:
May Adonoy bless you and guard you. May Adonoy shine His countenance upon you and be gracious unto you. May Adonoy turn His countenance toward you and grant you peace.²³
footnotes: ²³ Bamidbar 6:24.
אֵֽלּוּ דְבָרִים שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם שִׁעוּר הַפֵּאָה וְהַבִּכּוּרִים וְהָרְאָיוֹן וּגְמִילוּת חֲסָדִים וְתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה:
These are precepts²⁴ for which no fixed measure is prescribed: [leaving] the corner [of a field unharvested],²⁵ [the offering of] the first fruits,²⁶ the appearance-offering,²⁷ [performing] deeds of kindness, and the study of Torah.
footnotes: ²⁴ Mishnah, Peah 1:1: Maseches Shabbos 127a. ²⁵ The unharvested produce was left for the poor; Vayikra 19:9. ²⁶ Shemos 23:9. ²⁷ These offerings were brought when a Jew “appeared” before Hashem in the Temple on the three Pilgrimage festivals—Pesach, Shavuos and Sukkos—Shemos 23:14—17, Devorim 16:16,17.
אֵֽלּוּ דְבָרִים שֶׁאָדָם אוֹכֵל פֵּרוֹתֵיהֶם בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וְהַקֶּֽרֶן קַיֶּֽמֶת לוֹ לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, וְאֵֽלּוּ הֵן כִּבּוּד אָב וָאֵם וּגְמִילוּת חֲסָדִים וְהַשְׁכָּמַת בֵּית הַמִּדְרָשׁ שַׁחֲרִית וְעַרְבִית וְהַכְנָסַת אוֹרְחִים וּבִקּוּר חוֹלִים וְהַכְנָסַת כַּלָּה וּלְוָיַת הַמֵּת וְעִיּוּן תְּפִלָּה וַהֲבָאַת שָׁלוֹם בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ וְתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה כְּנֶֽגֶד כֻּלָּם:
These are precepts, the fruits of which man enjoys in this world, [while] the principal [reward] is preserved for him in the World-to-Come. They are: honoring father and mother, [performing] deeds of kindness, early attendance in the House of Study morning and evening, providing hospitality to guests, visiting the sick, participating in making a wedding, accompanying the dead [to the grave], concentrating on the meaning of prayers, making peace between fellow men and the study of Torah is equal to them all.