{ "url": "https://staging.thenewjew.org/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/38-39-38-39-shacharit-for-weekdays-morning-prayer.json", "path": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/38-39-38-39-shacharit-for-weekdays-morning-prayer", "format": "json", "type": "siddur-page", "title": "Morning Prayer", "summary": "Morning Prayer, pages 38-39, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.", "breadcrumbs": [ { "title": "The New Jew", "href": "/index.json" }, { "title": "Siddurim", "href": "/siddur.json" }, { "title": "Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Weiss Edition", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss.json" }, { "title": "Morning Prayer", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/38-39-38-39-shacharit-for-weekdays-morning-prayer.json" } ], "alternates": { "html": "https://staging.thenewjew.org/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/38-39-38-39-shacharit-for-weekdays-morning-prayer", "json": "https://staging.thenewjew.org/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/38-39-38-39-shacharit-for-weekdays-morning-prayer.json", "xml": "https://staging.thenewjew.org/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/38-39-38-39-shacharit-for-weekdays-morning-prayer.xml" }, "data": { "book": { "slug": "tehillat-hashem-weiss", "title": "Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Weiss Edition", "nusach": "Chabad" }, "page": { "slug": "38-39-38-39-shacharit-for-weekdays-morning-prayer", "section": "Shacharit for Weekdays", "topic": "Morning Prayer", "printPages": "38-39", "pdfPages": "38-39", "header": { "section": { "hebrew": "שַׁחֲרִית לְחוֹל", "english": "Shacharit for Weekdays", "transliteration": { "israeli": "sha|cha|RIT le|CHOL", "orthographic": "sha|ḥa|RITH le|ḥOL", "sephardic": "sha|ḥa|RIT le|ḥOL", "chabad": "sha|cha|RIS l'CHOYL" } }, "topic": { "hebrew": "תְּפִלַּת שַׁחֲרִית", "english": "Morning Prayer", "transliteration": { "israeli": "t'fi|LAT sha|cha|RIT", "orthographic": "te|fil|LATH sha|ḥa|RITH", "sephardic": "te|fil|LAT sha|ḥa|RIT", "chabad": "t'fi|LAS sha|cha|RIS" } }, "printPages": "38-39", "correlativePages": "17" }, "body": [ { "type": "Annotation", "text": "Learn and teach Torah" }, { "type": "Annotation", "text": "Tefillin and mezuzah" }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם, עַל | לְבָבֶךָ:\nוְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ\nבָּם, בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ,\nוּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ, וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ,\nוּבְקוּמֶךָ: וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת\nעַל יָדֶךָ, וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין\nעֵינֶיךָ: וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל מְזֻזוֹת\nבֵּיתֶךָ, וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ:", "english": "of His commandments, even if you might -lose money. These words of Torah, which I command you to do today and every day, should always be new and fresh to you, and they should be engraved on your heart; you should always be thinking about them. You should teach Torah to your children and students until they know it well enough to answer any question about it. You should be involved in the words of Torah and speak them whenever you can: when you sit in your house, when you go on the way, when you lie down at night, and when you get up in the morning. These words, the words of Shema, should be written in tefillin. You should tie the hand-tefillin on your arm as a sign to remember God, and the head-tefillin should be put on your head, above the area between your eyes. You should write these words of the Shema on mezuzot, which you should put up on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.", "transliteration": { "israeli": "me|tzav|CHA ha|YOM, al | le|va|VE|cha:\nve|shi|nan|TAM le|va|NE|cha ve|di|BAR|ta\nbam, b'shiv|te|CHA be|vei|TE|cha,\nuv|lech|te|CHA va|DE|rech, uv|shachb|CHA,\nuv|ku|ME|cha: uk|shar|TAM le-OT\nal ya|DE|cha, ve|ha|YU le|to|ta|FOT bein\nei|NE|cha: uch|tav|TAM al me|zu|ZOT\nbei|TE|cha, u|vish|a|RE|cha:", "orthographic": "me|tzav|ve|KHA hay|YOM, ʿal | le|va|VE|kha:\nve|shin|nan|TAM le|va|NE|kha ve|dhib|BAR|ta\nbam, be|shiv|te|KHA be|ve|THE|kha,\nu|ve|lekh|te|KHA vad|DE|rekh, u|ve|sha|kheb|be|KHA,\nu|ve|qu|ME|kha: u|qe|shar|TAM le|ʾOTH\nʿal ya|DHE|kha, ve|ha|YU le|ṭo|ṭa|FOTH ben\nʿe|NE|kha: u|khe|thav|TAM ʿal me|zu|ZOTH\nbe|THE|kha, u|vish|ʿa|RE|kha:", "sephardic": "me|tzav|ve|KHA hay|YOM, ʿal | le|va|VE|kha:\nve|shin|nan|TAM le|va|NE|kha ve|dib|BAR|ta\nbam, be|shiv|te|KHA be|ve|TE|kha,\nu|ve|lekh|te|KHA vad|DE|rekh, u|ve|sha|kheb|be|KHA,\nu|ve|qu|ME|kha: u|qe|shar|TAM le|OT\nʿal ya|DE|kha, ve|ha|YU le|to|ta|FOT ben\nʿe|NE|kha: u|khe|tav|TAM ʿal me|zu|ZOT\nbe|TE|kha, u|vish|ʿa|RE|kha:", "chabad": "m'tzav'|CHO ha|YOYM, al | l'vo|VE|cho:\nv'shi|nan|TOM l'vo|NE|cho v'di|BAR|to\nbom, b'shiv|t'CHO b'vei|SE|cho,\nuv'|lech|t'CHO va|DE|rech, uv'|shoch'b'|CHO,\nuv'|ku|ME|cho: uk'|shar|TOM l'OYS\nal yo|DE|cho, v'ho|YU l'toy|to|FOYS bein\nei|NE|cho: uch'|sav|TOM al m'zu|ZOYS\nbei|SE|cho, u|vish|o|RE|cho:" } }, { "type": "Annotation", "text": "The Lord should be recognized as the One true God" }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "אַתָּה הוּא עַד שֶׁלֹּא נִבְרָא\nהָעוֹלָם, אַתָּה הוּא\nמִשֶּׁנִּבְרָא הָעוֹלָם,1 אַתָּה הוּא\nבָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה, וְאַתָּה הוּא\nלָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. קַדֵּשׁ אֶת שִׁמְךָ\nבְּעוֹלָמֶךָ עַל עַם מְקַדִּישֵׁי\nשִׁמְךָ, וּבִישׁוּעָתְךָ מַלְכֵּנוּ\nתָּרוּם וְתַגְבִּיהַּ קַרְנֵנוּ,\nוְהוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ בְּקָרוֹב לְמַעַן שִׁמְךָ.\nבָּרוּךְ הַמְקַדֵּשׁ שְׁמוֹ בָּרַבִּים:2", "english": "You, God, were One before the universe was created; You are still One now, after the universe has been created.1 You exist in this world, and will exist the same way in the World to Come. Make Your name holy in Your world by doing good things for the Jewish Nation, the nation that fulfills Your commandments in order to make Your name holy. When You, our King, save us from exile, please raise and increase our strength. Save us quickly for the sake of Your name—so Your greatness will be known by all. Blessed is God, Who makes His name holy among the many people of the world, by showing His strength and saving the Jewish Nation.2", "transliteration": { "israeli": "a|TAH hu ad she|LO niv|RA\nha-o|LAM, a|TAH hu\nmi|she|niv|RA ha-o|LAM, a|TAH hu\nba-o|LAM ha|ZEH, ve-a|TAH hu\nla-o|LAM ha|BA. ka|DESH et shim|CHA\nbe-o|la|ME|cha al am me|ka|di|SHEI\nshim|CHA, u|vi|shu-at|CHA mal|ke|NU\nta|RUM ve|tag|BIAH kar|NE|nu,\nve|ho|shi-E|nu b'ka|ROV le|MA-an shim|CHA.\nba|RUCH ha|me|ka|DESH sh'MO ba|ra|BIM:", "orthographic": "ʾat|TAH huʾ ʿadh shel|LOʾ niv|RAʾ\nha|ʿo|LAM, ʾat|TAH huʾ\nmis|shen|niv|RAʾ ha|ʿo|LAM, ʾat|TAH huʾ\nba|ʿo|LAM haz|ZEH, ve|ʾat|TAH huʾ\nla|ʿo|LAM hab|BAʾ. qad|DESH ʾeth shim|KHA\nbe|ʿo|la|ME|kha ʿal ʿam me|qad|di|SHE\nshim|KHA, u|vi|shu|ʿa|the|KHA mal|ke|NU\nta|RUM ve|thagh|BIAH qar|NE|nu,\nve|ho|shi|ʿE|nu be|qa|ROV le|MA|ʿan shim|KHA.\nba|RUKH ha|me|qad|DESH she|MO ba|rab|BIM:", "sephardic": "at|TAH hu ʿad shel|LO niv|RA\nha|ʿo|LAM, at|TAH hu\nmis|shen|niv|RA ha|ʿo|LAM, at|TAH hu\nba|ʿo|LAM haz|ZEH, ve|at|TAH hu\nla|ʿo|LAM hab|BA. qad|DESH et shim|KHA\nbe|ʿo|la|ME|kha ʿal ʿam me|qad|di|SHE\nshim|KHA, u|vi|shu|ʿa|te|KHA mal|ke|NU\nta|RUM ve|tag|BIAH qar|NE|nu,\nve|ho|shi|ʿE|nu be|qa|ROV le|MA|ʿan shim|KHA.\nba|RUKH ha|me|qad|DESH she|MO ba|rab|BIM:", "chabad": "a|TOH hu ad she|LOY niv|RO\nho-oy|LOM, a|TOH hu\nmi|she|niv|RO ho-oy|LOM, a|TOH hu\nbo-oy|LOM ha|ZEH, v'a|TOH hu\nlo-oy|LOM ha|BO. ka|DEISH es shim|CHO\nb'oy|lo|ME|cho al am m'ka|di|SHEI\nshim|CHO, u|vi|shu-os'|CHO mal|kei|NU\nto|RUM v'sag|BIAH kar|NEI|nu,\nv'hoy|shi-EI|nu b'ko|ROYV l'MA-an shim|CHO.\nbo|RUCH ham'|ka|DEISH sh'MOY bo|ra|BIM:" } }, { "type": "Annotation", "text": "May God gather us from exile" }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "אַתָּה הוּא יְהֹוָה הָאֱלֹהִים, בַּשָּׁמַיִם\nוּבָאָרֶץ וּבְשָׁמֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם\nהָעֶלְיוֹנִים. אֱמֶת, אַתָּה הוּא\nרִאשׁוֹן, וְאַתָּה הוּא אַחֲרוֹן,\nוּמִבַּלְעָדֶיךָ אֵין אֱלֹהִים. קַבֵּץ\nנְפוּצוֹת קַוֶּיךָ מֵאַרְבַּע כַּנְפוֹת\nהָאָרֶץ, יַכִּירוּ וְיֵדְעוּ כָּל בָּאֵי עוֹלָם\nכִּי אַתָּה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים לְבַדֶּךָ, לְכֹל\nמַמְלְכוֹת הָאָרֶץ. אַתָּה עָשִׂיתָ אֶת\nהַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת הָאָרֶץ, אֶת הַיָּם,\nוְאֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר בָּם, וּמִי בְּכָל מַעֲשֵׂה\nיָדֶיךָ בְּעֶלְיוֹנִים וּבְתַחְתּוֹנִים,\nשֶׁיֹּאמַר לְךָ, מַה תַּעֲשֶׂה וּמַה\nתִּפְעָל, אָבִינוּ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם, חֵי וְקַיָּם,\nעֲשֵׂה עִמָּנוּ צְדָקָה וָחֶסֶד בַּעֲבוּר\nשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא\nשֶׁנִּקְרָא עָלֵינוּ, וְקַיֵּם לָנוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ\nאֶת הַדָּבָר שֶׁהִבְטַחְתָּנוּ עַל יְדֵי\nצְפַנְיָה חוֹזֶךָ כָּאָמוּר: בְּעֵת הַהִיא\nאָבִיא אֶתְכֶם, וּבְעֵת קַבְּצִי אֶתְכֶם,\nכִּי אֶתֵּן אֶתְכֶם לְשֵׁם וְלִתְהִלָּה\nבְּכֹל עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ, בְּשׁוּבִי אֶת\nשְׁבוּתֵיכֶם לְעֵינֵיכֶם, אָמַר יְהֹוָה:", "english": "You are the Lord, the God Who rules over heaven, earth, and the highest heavens. You were truly the first in existence, even before the universe was created, and You will be the last to exist. There is no other god besides You. Gather together those of the Jewish Nation who hope for Your help and are scattered across the world. Bring them from the four corners of the earth to the Land of Israel. Let all the people in the world recognize and know that You are the only God, Who rules over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is inside them. Which one of Your creations in the higher or lower worlds can say to You, \"What are You doing?\" or \"What are You making?\" No one can question why You do things, because no one understands Your ways. Our Father in heaven, Who lives forever, act graciously and kindly with us, even if we don't deserve it, because of Your great, strong, and awesome name, by which we are called and known. Be kind to us so that all nations will see that You are indeed a great, strong, and awesome God. Lord, our God, fulfill the promise You made to us through Zephaniah, Your prophet, as it is written in the verse: At the time of the Redemption, I will bring you back to the Land of Israel, and at that time I will gather you together. I will make you famous and praised by all the nations of the world when I return all your captives; when I bring them out of exile to the Land of Israel in front of your eyes. So said the Lord.", "transliteration": { "israeli": "a|TAH hu a|do|NAI ha-e|lo|HIM, ba|sha|MA|yim\nu|va-a|RETZ uv|sha|MEI ha|sha|MA|yim\nha-el|yo|NIM. e|MET, a|TAH hu\nri|SHON, ve-a|TAH hu a|cha|RON,\nu|mi|bal|a|DE|cha ein e|lo|HIM. ka|BETZ\nne|fu|TZOT ka|VE|cha me-ar|BA kan|FOT\nha-a|RETZ, ya|ki|RU ve|ye|de|U kol ba-EI o|LAM\nki a|TAH hu ha-e|lo|HIM le|va|DE|cha, le|CHOL\nmam|le|CHOT ha-a|RETZ. a|TAH a|si|TA et\nha|sha|MA|yim ve-ET ha-a|RETZ, et ha|YAM,\nve-ET kol a|SHER bam, u|MI b'CHOL ma-a|SEH\nya|DE|cha be-el|yo|NIM uv|tach|to|NIM,\nshe|yo|MAR le|CHA, mah ta-a|SEH u|MAH\ntif|AL, a|vi|NU she|ba|sha|MA|yim, chei ve|ka|YAM,\na|SEH i|ma|NU tz'da|KAH va|CHE|sed ba-a|VUR\nshim|CHA ha|ga|DOL ha|gi|BOR ve|ha|no|RA\nshe|nik|RA a|LEI|nu, ve|ka|YEM LA|nu a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu\net ha|da|VAR she|hiv|tach|ta|NU al ye|DEI\ntz'fan|YAH cho|ZE|cha ka-a|MUR: be-ET ha|HI\na|VI et|CHEM, u|ve-ET kab|TZI et|CHEM,\nki e|TEN et|CHEM le|SHEM ve|lit|hi|LAH\nb'CHOL a|MEI ha-a|RETZ, b'shu|VI et\nsh'vu|tei|CHEM le-ei|nei|CHEM, a|MAR a|do|NAI:", "orthographic": "ʾat|TAH huʾ a|do|NAI ha|ʾe|lo|HIM, bas|sha|MA|yim\nu|va|ʾa|RETZ u|ve|sha|ME has|sha|MA|yim\nha|ʿel|yo|NIM. ʾe|METH, ʾat|TAH huʾ\nriʾ|SHON, ve|ʾat|TAH huʾ ʾa|ḥa|RON,\nu|mib|bal|ʿa|DHE|kha ʾen ʾe|lo|HIM. qab|BETZ\nne|fu|TZOTH qav|VE|kha me|ʾar|BAʿ kan|FOTH\nha|ʾa|RETZ, yak|ki|RU ve|ye|dhe|ʿU kol ba|ʾE ʿo|LAM\nki ʾat|TAH huʾ ha|ʾe|lo|HIM le|vad|DE|kha, le|KHOL\nmam|le|KHOTH ha|ʾa|RETZ. ʾat|TAH ʿa|śi|THA ʾeth\nhas|sha|MA|yim ve|ʾETH ha|ʾa|RETZ, ʾeth hay|YAM,\nve|ʾETH kol ʾa|SHER bam, u|MI be|KHOL ma|ʿa|śEH\nya|DHE|kha be|ʿel|yo|NIM u|ve|thaḥ|to|NIM,\nshey|yoʾ|MAR le|KHA, mah ta|ʿa|śEH u|MAH\ntif|ʿAL, ʾa|vi|NU sheb|bas|sha|MA|yim, ḥe ve|qay|YAM,\nʿa|śEH ʿim|ma|NU tze|dha|QAH va|ḥE|sedh ba|ʿa|VUR\nshim|KHA hag|ga|DHOL hag|gib|BOR ve|han|no|RAʾ\nshen|niq|RAʾ ʿa|LE|nu, ve|qay|YEM LA|nu a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu\nʾeth had|da|VAR she|hiv|ṭaḥ|ta|NU ʿal ye|DHE\ntze|fan|YAH ḥo|ZE|kha ka|ʾa|MUR: be|ʿETH ha|HIʾ\nʾa|VIʾ ʾeth|KHEM, u|ve|ʿETH qab|be|TZI ʾeth|KHEM,\nki ʾet|TEN ʾeth|KHEM le|SHEM ve|lith|hil|LAH\nbe|KHOL ʿam|ME ha|ʾa|RETZ, be|shu|VI ʾeth\nshe|vu|the|KHEM le|ʿe|ne|KHEM, ʾa|MAR a|do|NAI:", "sephardic": "at|TAH hu a|do|NAI ha|e|lo|HIM, bas|sha|MA|yim\nu|va|a|RETZ u|ve|sha|ME has|sha|MA|yim\nha|ʿel|yo|NIM. e|MET, at|TAH hu\nri|SHON, ve|at|TAH hu a|ḥa|RON,\nu|mib|bal|ʿa|DE|kha en e|lo|HIM. qab|BETZ\nne|fu|TZOT qav|VE|kha me|ar|BAʿ kan|FOT\nha|a|RETZ, yak|ki|RU ve|ye|de|ʿU kol ba|E ʿo|LAM\nki at|TAH hu ha|e|lo|HIM le|vad|DE|kha, le|KHOL\nmam|le|KHOT ha|a|RETZ. at|TAH ʿa|si|TA et\nhas|sha|MA|yim ve|ET ha|a|RETZ, et hay|YAM,\nve|ET kol a|SHER bam, u|MI be|KHOL ma|ʿa|SEH\nya|DE|kha be|ʿel|yo|NIM u|ve|taḥ|to|NIM,\nshey|yo|MAR le|KHA, mah ta|ʿa|SEH u|MAH\ntif|ʿAL, a|vi|NU sheb|bas|sha|MA|yim, ḥe ve|qay|YAM,\nʿa|SEH ʿim|ma|NU tze|da|QAH va|ḥE|sed ba|ʿa|VUR\nshim|KHA hag|ga|DOL hag|gib|BOR ve|han|no|RA\nshen|niq|RA ʿa|LE|nu, ve|qay|YEM LA|nu a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu\net had|da|VAR she|hiv|taḥ|ta|NU ʿal ye|DE\ntze|fan|YAH ḥo|ZE|kha ka|a|MUR: be|ʿET ha|HI\na|VI et|KHEM, u|ve|ʿET qab|be|TZI et|KHEM,\nki et|TEN et|KHEM le|SHEM ve|lit|hil|LAH\nbe|KHOL ʿam|ME ha|a|RETZ, be|shu|VI et\nshe|vu|te|KHEM le|ʿe|ne|KHEM, a|MAR a|do|NAI:", "chabad": "a|TOH hu a|do|NOY ho-e|loy|HIM, ba|sho|MA|yim\nu|vo-o|RETZ uv'|sho|MEI ha|sho|MA|yim\nho-el|yoy|NIM. e|MES, a|TOH hu\nri|SHOYN, v'a|TOH hu a|cha|ROYN,\nu|mi|bal|o|DE|cho ein e|loy|HIM. ka|BEITZ\nn'fu|TZOYS ka|VE|cho mei-ar|BA kan|FOYS\nho-o|RETZ, ya|ki|RU v'yeid'|U kol bo-EI oy|LOM\nki a|TOH hu ho-e|loy|HIM l'va|DE|cho, l'CHOYL\nmam|l'CHOYS ho-o|RETZ. a|TOH o|si|SO es\nha|sho|MA|yim v'ES ho-o|RETZ, es ha|YOM,\nv'ES kol a|SHER bom, u|MI b'CHOL ma-a|SEIH\nyo|DE|cho b'el|yoy|NIM uv'|sach|toy|NIM,\nshe|yoy|MAR l'CHO, mah ta-a|SEH u|MAH\ntif|OL, o|vi|NU she|ba|sho|MA|yim, chei v'ka|YOM,\na|SEIH i|mo|NU tz'do|KOH vo|CHE|sed ba-a|VUR\nshim|CHO ha|go|DOYL ha|gi|BOYR v'ha|noy|RO\nshe|nik|RO o|LEI|nu, v'ka|YEIM LO|nu a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu\nes ha|do|VOR she|hiv|tach|to|NU al y'DEI\ntz'fan|YOH choy|ZE|cho ko-o|MUR: b'EIS ha|HI\no|VI es|CHEM, uv'-EIS kab'|TZI es|CHEM,\nki e|TEIN es|CHEM l'SHEIM v'lis|hi|LOH\nb'CHOYL a|MEI ho-o|RETZ, b'shu|VI es\nsh'vu|sei|CHEM l'ei|nei|CHEM, o|MAR a|do|NOY:" } }, { "type": "heading", "hebrew": "קָרְבָּנוֹת", "english": "Korbanot—Offerings", "transliteration": { "israeli": "kor|ba|NOT", "orthographic": "qor|ba|NOTH", "sephardic": "qor|ba|NOT", "chabad": "kor|bo|NOYS" } }, { "type": "Annotation", "text": "Removing the ashes from the altar" }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר: צַו\nאֶת אַהֲרֹן וְאֶת בָּנָיו", "english": "It says in the Torah: The Lord spoke to Moses and gave him instructions to tell Aaron and his sons. The Lord said: Command Aaron", "transliteration": { "israeli": "vay|da|BER a|do|NAI el mo|SHEH lei|MOR: tzav\net a|ha|RON ve-ET ba|NAV", "orthographic": "va|ye|dhab|BER a|do|NAI ʾel mo|SHEH leʾ|MOR: tzav\nʾeth ʾa|ha|RON ve|ʾETH ba|NAV", "sephardic": "va|ye|dab|BER a|do|NAI el mo|SHEH le|MOR: tzav\net a|ha|RON ve|ET ba|NAV", "chabad": "vay'|da|BEIR a|do|NOY el moy|SHEH lei|MOYR: tzav\nes a|ha|ROYN v'ES bo|NOV" } } ], "footer": [ { "type": "Commentary", "text": "1 Here we declare our absolute belief that God has never changed—that He is alone and One today, just as He was before He created the universe. The existence of earthly creations does not affect this in any way, because earthly creations are considered nothingness in comparison to the infinite God.", "marker": "1", "attribution": "The Alter Rebbe" }, { "type": "Commentary", "text": "2 By saying this blessing, we are asking God to help us fulfill what we are instructed to do in the Shema: to serve Him with \"all our souls,\" which means to sacrifice our lives for Him if we have the opportunity to do so. The Zohar explains that merely being willing to do so is considered as meritorious as actually doing so.", "marker": "2", "attribution": "Shaloh" } ] } }, "links": [ { "rel": "parent", "title": "Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Weiss Edition", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss.json" }, { "rel": "prev", "title": "Morning Prayer", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/36-37-36-37-shacharit-for-weekdays-morning-prayer.json" }, { "rel": "next", "title": "Korbanot–offerings", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/40-41-40-41-shacharit-for-weekdays-korbanot-offerings.json" } ] }