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A Weekday Siddur ~ As I Can Say It for Praying in the Vernacular : : A Weekday Siddur ~ As I Can Say It For Praying In The Vernacular Sh’ma’– in any language you can hear it and understand Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi Reb Zalman Legacy Project www.rzlp.org YESOD, Foundation for a Jewish Future www.yesodfoundation.org Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal www.aleph.org Ohalah: Association of Rabbis for Jewish Renewal www.ohalah.org Jewish Renewal Hasidus (2014) http://www.JewishRenewalHasidus.org/Reb-Zalman-Resources Dear Davvener, When you are done with this ascent, If you are not used to reading coming back to the grounded world of Hebrew with comprehension and with sensation and action, you will need to the ability to dilate the Hebrew from reflect on the stirrings you felt on the the literal meaning, or if you cannot way up and ask yourself these read Hebrew and need a resource for questions; daily davvenen, I offer you this set of How am I to apply this in my texts, which I, too, use frequently for consensus reality and with my myself. family and other contacts? How am I to act in a manner that I translated the Psalms and the will lead to the healing of our liturgy in the way in which I experience planet and society? them in my feeling consciousness. This This part is called the bringing down does not offer the ‘pshat’, the literal of the Divine influx, yeridat hashefa’. meaning of the words, but the devotional interpretation that can make You may need to pick some it a prayer of the heart. paragraphs from each plane of prayer if all of it is too much for you. Some I suggest that you davven it first all days you may wish to vary some parts the way through, reading it out loud and say others. This ‘siddur’ is meant enough to hear it yourself with feeling. to help you stay in daily touch with You will like some sections better than God, to gain blessed assistance from others. God, to lighten your burdens, not to add to them. Then recite some of the However, as you will note, there are sentences of blessings and proceed with 5 sections to this heart siddur. They your daily tasks. describe the raising your awareness from the realm of sensation, the prayer May you experience of Assiyah, to the realm of feelings, the your praying prayer of Yetzirah, from there to the as a blessed meeting realm of reason and the intellect, the with your God. world of B’riyah and to the summit, the world of the intuition, Atzilut. Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi Shacharit / Morning Service / Thank You, Living God N’shamah She-natata Bi And Master, For giving me My God, Another day of awareness. The breath You have given me I thank You Is fresh. For this sacred trust. You create it. You form it. / The Prayer of Assiyah You breathe it into me. / Asher Yatzar And you keep me breathing. I worship You, Yah, our God, At some time, Cosmic Majesty. You will take it away from me, You formed me, And I will have breathed A human being, my last breath in this body. So wisely. You created in me And You will resuscitate me, All kinds of To the life of the spirit. Hollows and ducts, Inner organs and intestines. For each breath still in me, I thank You, As I am all transparent to You, My own God, It is apparent and clear, Who is also my parents’ God, That if any of these Lord of all spirits, That need to be open would clog, Master of all that happens. Or any of these Which need to be enclosed I offer You thanks, Would seep, Cosmic Majesty, I could not exist and live And worship You, In Your sight, For keeping me breathing. Not even for a moment. And in this way, So I am grateful With each breath, And bless You, You give me Life anew. For healing me, In amazing ways. Shacharit p. 1 Shacharit / Morning Service / Birchot Ha-Torah /Birchot Ha-Shachar You commanded us Barukh attah Yah, To exercise our awareness I offer You thanks, In Your Torah; Cosmic Majesty For this instruction And worship You, We offer You our appreciation, For giving me the gift Yah, our God. To discern the difference Between day and night. We ask that we may find Zest and delight {Each time you see Barukh---, In the words of Your teaching. you can repeat the formula: May we and our children Barukh attah Yah, (and their children, too ) I offer You thanks, Become intimate with You. Cosmic Majesty, And, with pure intent-- And worship You…} Immerse ourselves in the Torah. Barukh attah Yah, Barukh--- You mentor Your people For giving sight to my eyes. In Torah. Barukh -- Barukh attah Yah, For giving free movement I offer You thanks, to my limbs. Cosmic Majesty, And worship You Barukh --- For selecting us For helping me to stand upright. Among all nations, To reveal to us, Barukh -- The Torah meant for us. For giving me clothes to wear. Barukh attah Yah, You keep gifting us Barukh--- With Your Torah. For the firm ground On which You place me. Barukh--- {Now, study Torah For leading my steps where your heart prompts you.} In the right direction. Shacharit p. 2 Shacharit / Morning Service Barukh--- / Y’hi Ratzon For providing for all my needs. And we ask Your blessed help To find that our habits Barukh--- Follow Your Torah, For imbuing me To make our desire Among other Jews, Seek Your Mitzvot. With Strength. Keep us from sin and offense, Barukh--- From shame and temptation. For making my soul bright, Do not allow evil to attract us. When I wrestle Keep us far from malicious people, And dance with You. But draw us to seek goodness And right action. Barukh--- Induce our selfishness For taking my weariness To serve You. And giving me energy. And help us this day, Yes, every day, Barukh--- To be generous, For shaping my life Friendly and cheerful. in Your image. As we face You Barukh--- And all who we will meet, For giving me options. Keep us in Your grace And bless us. Barukh--- Barukh attah Yah, For giving me the privilege You are always generous to us, To worship You, as a Jew. Your people Israel. Amen Barukh--- For removing / The last trace of sleep V’a’havta L-rey’acha Kamocha from my eyes. I accept upon myself the command to love my neighbor as myself. Shacharit p. 3 Shacharit / Morning Service / The Prayer of Y’tzirah You turned my grieving Into a dance of reconciliation. Psalm 30 You took off my rags A Psalm for A Housewarming, And wrapped me in joy. Composed by David Now, Your Glory is my song. I won’t hold back. I acclaim You, my God. Yah, my God, You set me free I will ever be grateful! So that my foes Could not gloat at my troubles. Psalm 67 Yah, my God, I pleaded with You. A Psalm for all the peoples You healed me. of the planet Yah, you lifted me from the pit; From the brink of the grave God, bless us with grace! You brought me back to Life. Let Your loving Face shine on us! We want to get to know Your way Fellow devotees Here on Earth, Join me in my song. Seeing how Your help is given Remembering what is sacred, To every group of people. Let’s give thanks. Oh, how the various peoples Will thank You, For a moment, I felt You angry, All of them will sing Then I felt Life and acceptance. And be grateful. Though weeping as I fell asleep, Many people will be joyous I woke up singing. And sing You, Yah, made my mountain firm, When You, Will set them right I thought I was safe; With forthrightness. That I won’t ever stumble. And the peoples, But when You hid As You direct them, your Face from me, Will cheer You. I panicked. Oh, how the various peoples I call to You, Yah! Will thank You. I plead with You, Adonai! All of them will sing, be grateful. What use is there in my death The Earth will give her harvest. To go down to ruin? Such blessings come from God. Can dust appreciate You? Yes, from our God! Can it discern Your Truth? Bless us God, Listen, Yah! All the ends of the Earth Be kind to me! Will esteem You! Yah, Please help me. Shacharit p. 4 Shacharit / Morning Service / Baruch Sh’amar Psalm 100 Blessed One, This is how you sing to God You talked the Worlds A Thank You song. Into being. You join the symphony What a Blessing, You! Of the whole Earth. Blessed One, In your gratefulness, Your Word You meet Him. Makes for becoming. Voices echo joy in God’s halls. What a blessing, Your Name. Blessed One, In giving thanks, You decree and sustain. We engage Her blessings. Blessed One, We meet His goodness, All beginnings are Yours! Here and now; Blessed One, Her encouragement Your Compassion From generation to generation. Enwombs the Earth. Blessed One, You are filled with joy Your Caring is kind Serving God’s purpose. To all creatures. You sound your own song Blessed One, As you do it. You are generous Certain that God is Be-ing, In rewarding those We know that we are Who respect Your Creation. Brought forth from Her, Blessed One, --Both God’s companions Ever Alive, And His flock.
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