How To Get Up In The Morning #3 Bringing the Heart Online

(1) Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the Universe, Who makes us holy through the commandments, commanding us to be involved with words of Torah.

(2) And please, Lord, our God, make the words of Your Torah pleasant in our mouths and in the mouths of all of Your people, the House of Israel. And may we and our offspring [and the offspring of our offspring] and the offspring of Your people, the House of Israel - all of us] be knowing of Your Name and studying Your Torah for its sake. Blessed are You, Lord, teacher of Torah to Your people, Israel.

(2) Command Aaron and his sons thus: This is the ritual of the burnt offering: The burnt offering itself shall remain where it is burned upon the altar all night until morning, while the fire on the altar is kept going on it.

(3) The priest shall dress in linen raiment, with linen breeches next to his body; and he shall take up the ashes to which the fire has reduced the burnt offering [deshen] on the altar and place them beside the altar. (4) He shall then take off his vestments and put on other vestments, and carry the ashes [deshen] outside the camp to a clean place.

Upon descending from one’s bed to the ground, one should recite:

Blessed…Who spreads the earth above the waters.

Upon walking, one should recite: Blessed…Who makes firm the steps of man.

Upon putting on one's shoes, one should recite:

Blessed…Who has provided me with all I need.

(4) One should put on the right shoe first and not fasten it, then after that put on the left one and fasten it, and return and fasten the right one.

(Tosafot): And in the case of our shoes which do not have a fastening, one puts the right one on first.

6) It is fitting to take upon oneself the positive precept of "And you shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Lev 19):

7) Behold: I am accepting upon myself the positive precept of "And you shall love your neighbor as yourself."

8) Upon entering the synagogue, say:

9) "How goodly are your tents, Jacob, your dwelling places, Israel." (Num 24:5)

And I, in the greatness of your lovingkindess, will come into your house, and prostrate in your holy sanctuary, in awe of you.

Ineffable Name - I love the establishment of your house, the site of your settled presence..

And I shall prostrate and kneel and bless before the Name of that which made me.

And as for me, may my prayer before you, HaShem, be at a propitious time. Divinity, in the greatness of your grace, answer me in the truth of your salvation.

(1) A song of ascents. Of David. How good and how pleasant it is when dwelling as family together.

(3) These are the deeds that have no fixed measure (ie no upper limit): the size of the corner of one's field one leaves for the poor to harvest; the first fruits one presents to the temple; deeds of lovingkindness; and the study of Torah.

(4) These are the deeds that yield immediate fruit in This World and continue to yield fruit in the World to Come: honoring parents; doing deeds of lovingkindness; arriving the house of study early--morning and evening; providing hospitality; visiting the sick; helping the needy bride; attending to the dead; probing the meaning of prayer; making peace between one person and another, and between husband and wife. And the study of Torah stands in balance to them all.