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Morning Prayers

Blessings Over the Torah

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ברכות התורה

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ברכות התורה

BLESSINGS OVER THE TORAH

In Judaism, study is greater even than prayer. So, before beginning to pray, we engage in a miniature act of study, preceded by the appropriate blessings. The blessings are followed by brief selections from Scripture, Mishna and Gemara, the three foundational texts of Judaism.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ לַעֲסוֹק בְּדִבְרֵי תוֹרָה. וְהַעֲרֶב נָא יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֶת דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָתְךָ בְּפִינוּ וּבְפִי עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְנִהְיֶה אֲנַחְנוּ וְצֶאֱצָאֵינוּ וְצֶאֱצָאֵי עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל כֻּלָּנוּ יוֹדְעֵי שְׁמֶךָ וְלוֹמְדֵי תוֹרָתֶךָ לִשְׁמָהּ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה, הַמְלַמֵּד תּוֹרָה לְעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us to engage in study of the words of Torah. Please, LORD our God, make the words of Your Torah sweet in our mouths and in the mouths of Your people, the house of Israel, so that we, our descendants and their descendants and the descendants of Your people, the house of Israel, may all know Your name and study Your Torah for its own sake. Blessed are You, LORD, who teaches Torah to His people Israel.
Sephardi
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav, v’tzivanu la’asok b’divrei Torah. V’ha’arev na Adonai Eloheinu et divrei Toratcha b’finu uv’fi amcha beit Yisrael, v’nihyeh anachnu v’tze’etza’einu v’tze’etza’ei amcha beit Yisrael kulanu yod’ei sh’mecha v’lomdei Toratcha lishmah. Baruch Atah Adonai, ham’lamed Torah l’amo Yisrael.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר בָּנוּ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים וְנָתַן לָנוּ אֶת תּוֹרָתוֹ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה, נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has chosen us from all the peoples and given us His Torah. Blessed are You, LORD, Giver of the Torah.
Sephardi
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, asher bachar banu mikol ha-amim v’natan lanu et Torato. Baruch Atah Adonai, notein ha-Torah.