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At the instant of awakening, so as to master one's evil inclination and arise with haste, a person should reflect before whom he lies. Let him bear in mind that the Supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, is hovering above him, as Scripture states (Isaiah 6:3), \"His glory fills the whole earth.\"", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "2. A cardinal principle of the Torah, and likewise among the high merits of the tzaddikim who proceed before God, consists in this: \"The Lord have I set before me at all times\" (Psalms 16:8). For the bearing and conduct of a man, when alone in his house, differ from those he would display before a great king; so too, one's speech and manner amid his own family circle differ from those shown in a king's presence. How much more elevated, then, will his conduct become once he reflects that the Supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, is stationed above him watching his deeds; as Scripture records (Jeremiah 23:24), \"Can a man conceal himself in hidden places so I would not see him? says the Lord. Are the heavens and the earth not filled by Me?\" Upon contemplating this, he will be filled with reverence and humility, and will constantly feel shame before God.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "3. One ought to habituate himself to recite מוֹדֶה אֲנִי (I thank you..., page 5) at the moment of awakening, even prior to washing the hands. For thereby one becomes conscious of God stationed over him, and will arise with haste.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "heading", "english": "MORNING BLESSINGS", "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "1. Each morning, prior to uttering any blessings, one is obliged to rinse one's mouth. The requirement holds all year, save on fast days.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "2. Should one remain awake all night and hear the rooster's crow after midnight, one may recite the blessing הַנּוֹתֵן לַשֶּׂכְוִי בִינָה. Should one hear it before midnight, the blessing is not to be said; one should delay until dawn.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "heading", "english": "TZITZIT", "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "1. One who recites the Shema while not wearing tzitzit gives false testimony against himself. Inasmuch as a precept must be performed with zeal at the first possible occasion, therefore, once the hands have been washed, when a blessing may lawfully be uttered, one should put on tzitzit.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "2. A man is forbidden to wrap himself in a garment that requires fringes yet lacks them. Should he don such a garment, he violates the positive commandment of tzitzit, in Deuteronomy 22:12.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "3. One ought to gaze at the fringes while wrapping himself and reciting the blessing, as Scripture states (Numbers 15:39), \"And you shall look upon it and recall all the Lord's commandments and perform them.\" Sight leads to remembrance, which in turn leads to performance.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "heading", "english": "CONCENTRATION", "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "1. In prayer, one ought to stand before God with awe and humility. One attains this by meditating upon the exaltedness of God and the subjugation of man, banishing from the heart all human desires and pleasures, and picturing the Divine Presence before us. To this end, chasidim occupy themselves with Chasidus prior to the morning prayers.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} } ], "footer": [] } }, "links": [ { "rel": "parent", "title": "Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Annotated Edition", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-annotated.json" }, { "rel": "prev", "title": "Verses for People's Names", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-annotated/1127-1127-585-585-verses-for-people-s-names-verses-for-people-s-names.json" }, { "rel": "next", "title": "Concentration / Children / Kaddish / Shacharit", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-annotated/1129-1129-587-587-selected-laws-and-customs-concentration-children-kaddish-shacharit.json" } ] }