1 א
יִתְגַּבֵּר כַּאֲרִי לַעֲמֹד בַּבֹּקֶר לַעֲבוֹדַת בּוֹרְאוֹ שֶׁיְּהֵא הוּא מְעוֹרֵר הַשַּׁחַר: הַגָּה: וְעַל כָּל פָּנִים לֹא יְאַחֵר זְמַן הַתְּפִלָּה שֶׁהַצִּבּוּר מִתְפַּלְּלִין. (טוּר) הַגָּה: שִׁוִּיתִי ה' לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד הוּא כְּלָל גָּדוֹל בַּתּוֹרָה וּבְמַעֲלוֹת הַצַּדִּיקִים אֲשֶׁר הוֹלְכִים לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים, כִּי אֵין יְשִׁיבַת הָאָדָם וּתְנוּעוֹתָיו וַעֲסָקָיו וְהוּא לְבַדּוֹ בְּבֵיתוֹ כִּישִׁיבָתוֹ וּתְנוּעוֹתָיו וַעֲסָקָיו וְהוּא לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ גָּדוֹל, וְלֹא דִּבּוּרוֹ וְהַרְחָבַת פִּיו כִּרְצוֹנוֹ וְהוּא עִם אַנְשֵׁי בֵּיתוֹ וּקְרוֹבָיו כְּדִבּוּרוֹ בְּמוֹשַׁב הַמֶּלֶךְ, כָּל שֶׁכֵּן כְּשֶׁיָּשִׂים הָאָדָם אֶל לִבּוֹ שֶׁהַמֶּלֶךְ הַגָּדוֹל הָקָּבָּ''ה אֲשֶׁר מְלֹא כָל הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדוֹ עוֹמֵד עָלָיו וְרוֹאֶה בְּמַעֲשָׂיו, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: אִם יִסָּתֵר אִישׁ בַּמִּסְתָּרִים וַאֲנִי לֹא אֶרְאֶנּוּ נְאֻם ה', מִיָּד יַגִּיעַ אֵלָיו הַיִּרְאָה וְהַהַכְנָעָה וּפַחַד ה' יִתְבָּרַךְ וּבָשְׁתּוֹ מִמֶּנּוּ תָּמִיד (מוֹרֵה נְבוֹכִים ח''ג פ' כ''ב) וְלֹא יִתְבַּיֵּשׁ מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי אָדָם הַמַּלְעִיגִים עָלָיו בַּעֲבוֹדַת ה' יִתְבָּרַךְ גַּם בְּהֶצְנֵעַ לֶכֶת. וּבְשָׁכְבּוֹ עַל מִשְׁכָּבוֹ יֵדַע לִפְנֵי מִי הוּא שׁוֹכֵב, וּמִיָּד כְּשֶׁיֵּעוֹר מִשְּׁנָתוֹ יָקוּם בִּזְרִיזוּת לַעֲבוֹדַת בּוֹרְאוֹ יִתְעַלֶּה וְיִתְרוֹמֵם (טוּר).
One should strengthen himself like a lion to get up in the morning to serve his Creator, so that it is he who awakens the dawn. Rem"a: At least, one should not delay beyond the time when the congregation prays (Tur). Rem"a: "I have set the Lord before me constantly" (Psalms 16:8); this is a major principle in the Torah and amongst the virtues of the righteous who walk before God. For a person's way of sitting, his movements and his dealings while he is alone in his house are not like his way of sitting, his movements and his dealings when he is before a great king; nor are his speech and free expression as much as he wants when he is with his household members and his relatives like his speech when in a royal audience. All the more so when one takes to heart that the Great King, the Holy One, Blessed Is He, Whose glory fills the earth, is standing over him and watching his actions, as it is stated: "'Will a man hide in concealment and I will not see him?' - the word of God" (Jeremiah 23:24), he immediately acquires fear and submission in dread of God, May He Be Blessed, and is ashamed of Him constantly (Guide for the Perplexed III 52). And one should not be ashamed because of people who mock him in his service of God, and should also go modestly. And when he lies on his bed he should know before Whom he lies, and as soon as he wakes up from sleep he should rise eagerly to the service of his Creator, May He Be Blessed and Exalted (Tur).
2 ב
הַמַּשְׁכִּים לְהִתְחַנֵּן לִפְנֵי בּוֹרְאוֹ, יְכַוֵּן לַשָּׁעוֹת שֶׁמִּשְׁתַּנּוֹת הַמִּשְׁמָרוֹת שֶׁהֵן בִּשְׁלִישׁ הַלַּיְלָה וּלְסוֹף שְׁנֵי שְׁלִישֵׁי הַלַּיְלָה וּלְסוֹף הַלַּיְלָה, שֶׁהַתְּפִלָּה שֶׁיִּתְפַּלֵּל בְּאוֹתָן הַשָּׁעוֹת עַל הַחֻרְבָּן וְעַל הַגָּלוּת, רְצוּיָה.
One who arises to supplicate before his creator should aim for the hours when the heavenly watches are changing, which are at one-third of the night, and at the end of two-thirds of the night, and at the end of the night; for prayer which is offered at these times regarding the destruction [of the Temple] and regarding the exile is favorable.
3 ג
רָאוּי לְכָל יְרֵא שָׁמַיִם שֶׁיְּהֵא מֵיצֵר וְדוֹאֵג עַל חֻרְבַּן בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ.
It is fitting for every person who has fear of Heaven to be anguished and concerned regarding the destruction of the Temple.
4 ד
טוֹב מְעַט תַּחֲנוּנִים בְּכַוָּנָה מֵהַרְבּוֹת בְּלֹא כַּוָּנָה.
Better few supplications with concentration than much without concentration.
5 ה
טוֹב לוֹמַר פָּרָשַׁת הָעֲקֵדָה וּפָרָשַׁת הַמָּן וַעֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְּרוֹת וּפָרָשַׁת עוֹלָה וּמִנְחָה וּשְׁלָמִים וְחַטָּאת וְאָשָׁם: הַגָּה: וְדַוְקָא בְּיָחִיד מֻתָּר לוֹמַר י' הַדִּבְּרוֹת בְּכָל יוֹם אֲבָל אָסוּר לְאָמְרָם בְּצִבּוּר (תשו' הָרַשְׁבָּ''א סִימָן קפ''ד).
It is good to recite the passage of the Binding (Genesis 22:1-19), the passage of the Manna (Exodus 16:4-36), the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:2-13), and the passages of the burnt-offering (Leviticus 1:1-17), tribute-offering (Leviticus 2:1-13), peace-offering (Leviticus 3:1-17), sin-offering (Vayikra 4:27-35), and guilt-offering. Rem"a: But only in private is it permissible to recite the Ten Commandments each day: it is forbidden to recite them in congregation (Rashb"a Responsum 144).
6 ו
פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת לֹא יֹאמַר אֶלָּא בַּיּוֹם. וְע''ל סי' מ''ז סָעִיף י''ג.
One should not recite the passages of the sacrifices except by day. (See below, section 47, paragraph 13)
7 ז
כְּשֶׁיְּסַיֵּם פָּרָשַׁת הָעוֹלָה יֹאמַר: יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ שֶׁיְּהֵא זֶה חָשׁוּב וּמְקֻבָּל כְּאִלּוּ הִקְרַבְתִּי עוֹלָה, וְכָךְ יֹאמַר אַחַר פ' הַמִּנְחָה וְהַשְּׁלָמִים מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהֵם בָּאִים בִּנְדָבָה.
When one finishes the passage of the burnt-offering, he should say: "May it be [Your] will that this should be considered and accepted as if I had brought a burnt-offering." He should say similarly after the passages of the tribute-offering and the peace-offering, because they are offered voluntarily.
8 ח
יֹאמַר עִם הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת פָּסוּק וְשָׁחַט אֹתוֹ עַל יֶרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ צָפֹנָה לִפְנֵי ה'.
One should recite along with the sacrifice passages the verse: "And he shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord...." (Leviticus 1:11).
9 ט
יֵשׁ נוֹהֲגִין לוֹמַר פָּרָשַׁת הַכִּיּוֹר, וְאַחַר כָּךְ פָּרָשַׁת תְּרוּמַת הַדֶּשֶׁן, וְאַחַר כָּךְ פָּרָשַׁת הַתָּמִיד, וְאַחַר כָּךְ פָּרָשַׁת מִזְבֵּחַ מִקְטַר קְטֹרֶת, וּפָרָשַׁת סַמָּנֵי הַקְּטֹרֶת וַעֲשִׂיָּתוֹ:
Some have the custom to say the passage of the Laver (Exodus 30:17-21), and afterwards the passage of the removal of the ashes (Leviticus 6:1-6), and afterwards the passage of the continual-offering (Numbers 28:1-8), and afterwards the passage of the Incense Altar (Exodus 30:7-10) and the passage of the spices of the Incense and its preparation (Exodus 30:34-36).