With this note I am starting a series of posts on the some of the Shabbat evening and morning services. It is my hope to spur some of you on to learn more about our tradition and perhaps others to do a proper job of training to become Cantors in your local schuls. What is written here assumes that you have a siddur to reference. The ideas herein are some my own, some from various internet sources and some from other sources including but not limited to the, Birnbaum, Art Scroll, and Sim Shalom siddurs. The melodies herein are not my own and are borrowed from different artists and traditions, although a lot of what is presented here will be recognizable as Ashkenazi in origin. Any Hebrew script on the page was taken from other sources on the internet. A couple of great starting places for exploring audio and visual liturgy and Torah are:
http://www.sidduraudio.com
http://www.virtualcantor.com
http://bible.ort.org/intro1.asp?lang=1
http://www.midcoast.com/~yoshuron/rabbi_jarmon_recordings/
http://www.siddurlive.com/index.php?IdCD=5
Special thanks to: http://en.wikipedia.org and the many other online sources referenced in the following pages.
Most of the resources used in this site and a little more.
Birkhot Ha-Shachar - (Blessings of the morning light)
In the morning upon awakening, we thank G-d for his faithfulness and for restoring our soul to our bodies. Not necessarily part of the Shabbat morning service but a nice addition for those that wish to start out with it.
- Hebrew: מוֹדֶה (מוֹדָה) אֲנִי לְפָנֶֽיךָ מֶֽלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּים. שֶׁהֶֽחֱזַֽרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי בְחֶמְלָה. רַבָּה אֱמֽוּנָתֶֽךָ׃
- Modeh ani lifanekha melekh ḥai v'kayam sheheḥezarta bi nishmahti b'ḥemlah, rabah emunatekha.
- I offer thanks before you, living and eternal King, for You have mercifully restored my soul within me; Your faithfulness is great.
melody by Britta Phillips
