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  "title": "Tallit",
  "summary": "Tallit, pages 12-13, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.",
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    "book": {
      "slug": "koren-shalem",
      "title": "Koren Shalem Siddur",
      "nusach": "Sepharad"
    },
    "page": {
      "slug": "68-69-12-13-morning-prayers-tallit",
      "section": "Morning Prayers",
      "topic": "Tallit",
      "printPages": "12-13",
      "pdfPages": "68-69",
      "header": {
        "section": {
          "hebrew": "שַׁחֲרִית",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "sha|cha|RIT",
            "orthographic": "sha|ḥa|RITH",
            "sephardic": "sha|ḥa|RIT",
            "chabad": "sha|cha|RIS"
          },
          "english": "SHAHARIT"
        },
        "topic": {
          "hebrew": "עֲטִיפַת טַלִּית",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "a|ti|FAT ta|LIT",
            "orthographic": "ʿa|ṭi|FATH ṭal|LITH",
            "sephardic": "ʿa|ti|FAT tal|LIT",
            "chabad": "a|ti|FAS ta|LIS"
          },
          "english": "TALLIT"
        },
        "printPages": "12-13"
      },
      "body": [
        {
          "type": "heading",
          "hebrew": "עֲטִיפַת טַלִּית",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "a|ti|FAT ta|LIT",
            "orthographic": "ʿa|ṭi|FATH ṭal|LITH",
            "sephardic": "ʿa|ti|FAT tal|LIT",
            "chabad": "a|ti|FAS ta|LIS"
          },
          "english": "TALLIT"
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "Recite the following meditation before putting on the tallit. Meditations prior to the fulfillment of mitzvot are meant to ensure that we do so with the requisite intention (kavana). This applies especially to mitzvot whose purpose is to awaken in us certain states of mind, as is the case with tallit and tefillin, both of them outward symbols of inward commitment to a life spent in observance of the mitzvot."
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "בָּרְכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה, יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי גָּדַלְתָּ מְאֹד, הוֹד וְהָדָר לָבָשְׁתָּ:\nעֹטֶה־אוֹר כַּשַּׂלְמָה, נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם כַּיְרִיעָה:",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ba|re|CHI naf|SHI et-a|do|NAI, a|do|NAI e|lo|HAI ga|DAL|ta me-OD, hod ve|ha|DAR la|VASH|ta:\no|teh-or ka|sal|MAH, no|TEH sha|MA|yim kay|ri-AH:",
            "orthographic": "ba|re|KHI naf|SHI ʾeth-a|do|NAI, a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HAI ga|DHAL|ta me|ʾODH, hodh ve|ha|DHAR la|VASH|ta:\nʿo|ṭeh-ʾor kaś|śal|MAH, no|ṭEH sha|MA|yim kay|ri|ʿAH:",
            "sephardic": "ba|re|KHI naf|SHI et-a|do|NAI, a|do|NAI e|lo|HAI ga|DAL|ta me|OD, hod ve|ha|DAR la|VASH|ta:\nʿo|teh-or kas|sal|MAH, no|TEH sha|MA|yim kay|ri|ʿAH:",
            "chabad": "bor'|CHI naf|SHI es-a|do|NOY, a|do|NOY e|loy|HAI go|DAL|to m'OYD, hoyd v'ho|DOR lo|VOSH|to:\noy|teh-oyr ka|sal|MOH, noy|TEH sho|MA|yim kay|ri-OH:"
          },
          "english": "Bless the LORD, O my soul. LORD, my God, You are exceedingly great, arrayed in majesty and splendor, wrapped in light as a robe, stretching out the heavens like a tent.",
          "citations": [
            {
              "type": "Citation",
              "text": "Ps. 104"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "Some recite:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "לְשֵׁם יִחוּד קֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּשְׁכִינְתֵּהּ בִּדְחִילוּ וּרְחִימוּ, לְיַחֵד שֵׁם י״ה בְּו״ה\nבְּיִחוּדָא שְׁלִים בְּשֵׁם כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל:\nהֲרֵינִי מִתְעַטֵּף בְּצִיצִית. כֵּן תִּתְעַטֵּף נִשְׁמָתִי וְרַמ״ח אֵבָרַי וְשַׁס״ה גִּידַי בְּאוֹר הַצִּיצִית\nהָעוֹלֶה תרי״ג. וּכְשֵׁם שֶׁאֲנִי מִתְכַּסֶּה בְּטַלִּית בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה, כָּךְ אֶזְכֶּה לַחֲלוּקָא\nדְּרַבָּנָן וּלְטַלִּית נָאֶה לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא בְּגַן עֵדֶן. וְעַל יְדֵי מִצְוַת צִיצִית תִּנָּצֵל נַפְשִׁי וְרוּחִי\nוְנִשְׁמָתִי וּתְפִלָּתִי מִן הַחִיצוֹנִים. וְהַטַּלִּית תִּפְרֹשׂ כְּנָפֶיהָ עֲלֵיהֶם וְתַצִּילֵם, כְּנֶשֶׁר יָעִיר\nקִנּוֹ עַל־גּוֹזָלָיו יְרַחֵף: וּתְהֵא חֲשֻׁבָה מִצְוַת צִיצִית לְפָנֵי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, כְּאִלּוּ\nקִיַּמְתִּיהָ בְּכָל פְּרָטֶיהָ וְדִקְדּוּקֶיהָ וְכַוָּנוֹתֶיהָ וְתַרְיַ״ג מִצְוֹת הַתְּלוּיוֹת בָּהּ, אָמֵן סֶלָה.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "le|SHEM yi|CHUD kud|SHA b'RICH hu ush|chi|ne|TEH bid|chi|LU u|re|chi|MU, le|ya|CHED shem יה b'vh\nb'yi|chu|DA sh'LIM b'SHEM kol yis|ra-EL:\nha|rei|NI mit|a|TEF b'tzi|TZIT. ken tit|a|TEF nish|ma|TI ve|RAMCH e|va|RAI ve|SHASH gi|DAI be-OR ha|tzi|TZIT\nha-o|LEH תריג. uch|SHEM she-a|NI mit|ka|SEH b'ta|LIT ba-o|LAM ha|ZEH, kach ez|KEH la|cha|lu|KA\nd'ra|ba|NAN u|le|ta|LIT na-EH la-o|LAM ha|BA b'GAN E|den. ve-AL ye|DEI mitz|VAT tzi|TZIT ti|na|TZEL naf|SHI ve|ru|CHI\nve|nish|ma|TI ut|fi|la|TI min ha|chi|tzo|NIM. ve|ha|ta|LIT tif|ROS k'na|fe|HA a|lei|HEM ve|ta|tzi|LEM, k'NE|sher ya-IR\nki|NO al-go|za|LAV ye|ra|CHEF: u|te|HEI cha|shu|VAH mitz|VAT tzi|TZIT le|fa|NEI ha|ka|DOSH ba|RUCH hu, ke-i|LU\nki|yam|ti|HA b'CHOL p'ra|te|HA ve|dik|du|ke|HA ve|cha|va|no|te|HA ve|tar|YAG mitz|VOT hat|lu|YOT bah, a|MEN SE|lah.",
            "orthographic": "le|SHEM yi|ḥUDH qudh|SHAʾ be|RIKH huʾ u|she|khi|net|TEH bidh|ḥi|LU u|re|ḥi|MU, le|ya|ḥEDH shem יה bevh\nbe|yi|ḥu|DHAʾ she|LIM be|SHEM kol yiś|ra|ʾEL:\nha|re|NI mith|ʿaṭ|ṭEF be|tzi|TZITH. ken tith|ʿaṭ|ṭEF nish|ma|THI ve|RAMḥ ʾe|va|RAI ve|SHASH gi|DHAI be|ʾOR hat|tzi|TZITH\nha|ʿo|LEH תריג. u|khe|SHEM she|ʾa|NI mith|kas|SEH be|ṭal|LITH ba|ʿo|LAM haz|ZEH, kakh ʾez|KEH la|ḥa|lu|QAʾ\nde|rab|ba|NAN u|le|ṭal|LITH na|ʾEH la|ʿo|LAM hab|BAʾ be|GHAN ʿE|dhen. ve|ʿAL ye|DHE mitz|VATH tzi|TZITH tin|na|TZEL naf|SHI ve|ru|ḥI\nve|nish|ma|THI u|the|fil|la|THI min ha|ḥi|tzo|NIM. ve|haṭ|ṭal|LITH tif|ROś ke|na|fe|HA ʿa|le|HEM ve|that|tzi|LEM, ke|NE|sher ya|ʿIR\nqin|NO ʿal-go|za|LAV ye|ra|ḥEF: u|the|HEʾ ḥa|shu|VAH mitz|VATH tzi|TZITH le|fa|NE haq|qa|DHOSH ba|RUKH huʾ, ke|ʾil|LU\nqiy|yam|ti|HA be|KHOL pe|ra|ṭe|HA ve|dhiq|du|qe|HA ve|khav|va|no|the|HA ve|thar|YAGH mitz|VOTH hat|te|lu|YOTH bah, ʾa|MEN SE|lah.",
            "sephardic": "le|SHEM yi|ḥUD qud|SHA be|RIKH hu u|she|khi|net|TEH bid|ḥi|LU u|re|ḥi|MU, le|ya|ḥED shem יה bevh\nbe|yi|ḥu|DA she|LIM be|SHEM kol yis|ra|EL:\nha|re|NI mit|ʿat|TEF be|tzi|TZIT. ken tit|ʿat|TEF nish|ma|TI ve|RAMḥ e|va|RAI ve|SHASH gi|DAI be|OR hat|tzi|TZIT\nha|ʿo|LEH תריג. u|khe|SHEM she|a|NI mit|kas|SEH be|tal|LIT ba|ʿo|LAM haz|ZEH, kakh ez|KEH la|ḥa|lu|QA\nde|rab|ba|NAN u|le|tal|LIT na|EH la|ʿo|LAM hab|BA be|GAN ʿE|den. ve|ʿAL ye|DE mitz|VAT tzi|TZIT tin|na|TZEL naf|SHI ve|ru|ḥI\nve|nish|ma|TI u|te|fil|la|TI min ha|ḥi|tzo|NIM. ve|hat|tal|LIT tif|ROS ke|na|fe|HA ʿa|le|HEM ve|tat|tzi|LEM, ke|NE|sher ya|ʿIR\nqin|NO ʿal-go|za|LAV ye|ra|ḥEF: u|te|HE ḥa|shu|VAH mitz|VAT tzi|TZIT le|fa|NE haq|qa|DOSH ba|RUKH hu, ke|il|LU\nqiy|yam|ti|HA be|KHOL pe|ra|te|HA ve|diq|du|qe|HA ve|khav|va|no|te|HA ve|tar|YAG mitz|VOT hat|te|lu|YOT bah, a|MEN SE|lah.",
            "chabad": "l'SHEIM yi|CHUD kud|SHO b'RICH hu ush'|chin'|TEIH bid|chi|LU ur'|chi|MU, l'ya|CHEID sheim יה b'vh\nb'yi|chu|DO sh'LIM b'SHEIM kol yis|ro-EIL:\nha|rei|NI mis|a|TEIF b'tzi|TZIS. kein tis|a|TEIF nish|mo|SI v'RAMCH ei|vo|RAI v'SHASH gi|DAI b'OYR ha|tzi|TZIS\nho-oy|LEH תריג. uch'|SHEIM she-a|NI mis|ka|SEH b'ta|LIS bo-oy|LOM ha|ZEH, koch ez|KEH la|cha|lu|KO\nd'ra|bo|NON ul'|ta|LIS no-EH lo-oy|LOM ha|BO b'GAN EI|den. v'AL y'DEI mitz|VAS tzi|TZIS ti|no|TZEIL naf|SHI v'ru|CHI\nv'nish|mo|SI us'|fi|lo|SI min ha|chi|tzoy|NIM. v'ha|ta|LIS tif|ROYS k'no|fe|HO a|lei|HEM v'sa|tzi|LEIM, k'NE|sher yo-IR\nki|NOY al-goy|zo|LOV y'ra|CHEIF: us'|HEI cha|shu|VOH mitz|VAS tzi|TZIS l'fo|NEI ha|ko|DOYSH bo|RUCH hu, k'i|LU\nki|yam|ti|HO b'CHOL p'ro|te|HO v'dik|du|ke|HO v'cha|vo|noy|se|HO v'sar|YAG mitz|VOYS hat'|lu|YOYS boh, o|MEIN SE|loh."
          },
          "english": "For the sake of unifying the Holy One, blessed be He, with His Divine Presence, in reverence and love, to join the name Yod-Heh with Vav-Heh in complete unity in the name of all Israel. I now prepare to wrap myself in this tasseled garment (tallit). Thus may my soul, my 248 limbs and 365 sinews be enfolded in the tassel's light (hatzitzit) which equals 613 [commandments]. Just as I wrap myself in a tasseled garment in this world, so may I merit rabbinical dress and a splendid garment in the World to Come, within the Garden of Eden. By the precept of tassels may my life's breath, spirit, soul and prayer be rescued from outer hindrances, and may the tallit stretch its wings over them as an eagle stirs up its nest, hovering over its young. May the precept of the tasseled garment be reckoned before the Holy One, blessed be He, as though I had kept it in all its particulars, details and intentions, together with the 613 commandments that rest upon it, Amen, Selah.",
          "citations": [
            {
              "type": "Citation",
              "text": "Deut. 32"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "Before wrapping oneself in the tallit, recite:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם\nאֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לְהִתְעַטֵּף בַּצִּיצִית.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ba|RUCH a|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu ME|lech ha-o|LAM\na|SHER kid|SHA|nu b'mitz|vo|TAV ve|tzi|va|NU le|hit|a|TEF ba|tzi|TZIT.",
            "orthographic": "ba|RUKH ʾat|TAH a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM\nʾa|SHER qid|de|SHA|nu be|mitz|vo|THAV ve|tziv|va|NU le|hith|ʿaṭ|ṭEF bat|tzi|TZITH.",
            "sephardic": "ba|RUKH at|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM\na|SHER qid|de|SHA|nu be|mitz|vo|TAV ve|tziv|va|NU le|hit|ʿat|TEF bat|tzi|TZIT.",
            "chabad": "bo|RUCH a|TOH a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu ME|lech ho-oy|LOM\na|SHER kid'|SHO|nu b'mitz|voy|SOV v'tzi|vo|NU l'his|a|TEIF ba|tzi|TZIS."
          },
          "english": "Blessed are You, LORD our God, Sovereign of the Universe, who has sanctified us by His commandments, and charged us to wrap ourselves in the tasseled garment."
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "According to the Shela (R. Isaiah Horowitz), these verses should be said after one has wrapped oneself in the tallit:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "מַה־יָּקָר חַסְדְּךָ אֱלֹהִים, וּבְנֵי אָדָם בְּצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ יֶחֱסָיוּן: יִרְוְיֻן\nמִדֶּשֶׁן בֵּיתֶךָ, וְנַחַל עֲדָנֶיךָ תַשְׁקֵם: כִּי־עִמְּךָ מְקוֹר חַיִּים, בְּאוֹרְךָ\nנִרְאֶה־אוֹר: מְשֹׁךְ חַסְדְּךָ לְיֹדְעֶיךָ, וְצִדְקָתְךָ לְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵב:",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "mah-ya|KAR chas|de|CHA e|lo|HIM, uv|NEI a|DAM b'TZEL k'na|FE|cha ye|che|sa|YUN: yir|ve|YUN\nmi|DE|shen bei|TE|cha, ve|na|CHAL a|da|NE|cha tash|KEM: ki-i|me|CHA me|KOR cha|YIM, be-o|re|CHA\nnir|eh-or: me|SHOCH chas|de|CHA le|yo|de-E|cha, ve|tzid|kat|CHA le|yish|rei-lev:",
            "orthographic": "mah-ya|QAR ḥas|de|KHA ʾe|lo|HIM, u|ve|NE ʾa|DHAM be|TZEL ke|na|FE|kha ye|ḥe|sa|YUN: yir|ve|YUN\nmid|DE|shen be|THE|kha, ve|na|ḥAL ʿa|dha|NE|kha thash|QEM: ki-ʿim|me|KHA me|QOR ḥay|YIM, be|ʾo|re|KHA\nnir|ʾeh-ʾor: me|SHOKH ḥas|de|KHA le|yo|dhe|ʿE|kha, ve|tzidh|qa|the|KHA le|yish|re-lev:",
            "sephardic": "mah-ya|QAR ḥas|de|KHA e|lo|HIM, u|ve|NE a|DAM be|TZEL ke|na|FE|kha ye|ḥe|sa|YUN: yir|ve|YUN\nmid|DE|shen be|TE|kha, ve|na|ḥAL ʿa|da|NE|kha tash|QEM: ki-ʿim|me|KHA me|QOR ḥay|YIM, be|o|re|KHA\nnir|eh-or: me|SHOKH ḥas|de|KHA le|yo|de|ʿE|kha, ve|tzid|qa|te|KHA le|yish|re-lev:",
            "chabad": "mah-yo|KOR chas|d'CHO e|loy|HIM, uv'|NEI o|DOM b'TZEIL k'no|FE|cho ye|che|so|YUN: yir|v'YUN\nmi|DE|shen bei|SE|cho, v'na|CHAL a|do|NE|cho sash|KEIM: ki-im'|CHO m'KOYR cha|YIM, b'oyr'|CHO\nnir|eh-oyr: m'SHOYCH chas|d'CHO l'yoyd'-E|cho, v'tzid|kos'|CHO l'yish|rei-leiv:"
          },
          "english": "How precious is Your loving-kindness, O God, and the children of humankind take refuge beneath the shadow of Your wings. They are sated with the rich plenty of Your House. You let them drink from Your river of delights. For the fountain of life is with You; in Your light, we see light. Extend Your loving-kindness to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright of heart.",
          "citations": [
            {
              "type": "Citation",
              "text": "Ps. 36"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "footer": [
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "an undergarment beneath our outer clothes. Though they fulfill a single commandment, they were deemed so different as to warrant two different blessings."
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "TALLIT AND TEFILLIN The mitzva of tzitzit, placing tassels on the corner of our garments, is to recall us constantly to our vocation: \"Thus you will be reminded to keep all My commandments, and be holy to your God\" (Num. 15:40). Over the course of time, the fulfillment of this commandment took two different forms: the tallit, worn as a robe during prayer, over our clothes, and the tallit katan, worn as"
        }
      ]
    }
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