Modeh Ani

Jewish morning prayer

Modeh Ani (Hebrew: מודה אני; "I give thanks") is a Jewish prayer that observant Jews recite daily upon waking, while still in bed.

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Male  | מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶֽיךָ מֶֽלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּים. שֶׁהֶֽחֱזַֽרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי ,בְּחֶמְלָה. רַבָּה אֱמֽוּנָתֶֽךָ׃‎  | Modeh ani lefanekha melekh cḥai vekayam sheheḥezarta bi nishmati b'ḥemlah, rabah emunatekha. | I give thanks before you, King living and eternal, for You have returned within me my soul with compassion; abundant is Your faithfulness.
Female[1] | מוֹדָה אֲנִי לְפָנֶֽיךָ מֶֽלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּים. שֶׁהֶֽחֱזַֽרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי ,בְּחֶמְלָה. רַבָּה אֱמֽוּנָתֶֽךָ׃‎  | Modah ani lefanekha melekh cḥai vekayam sheheḥezarta bi nishmati b'ḥemlah, rabah emunatekha.

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## Tradition

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Lamentations states that "The Lord's mercies are not consumed, surely His compassions do not fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness."[3] From this, the Shulchan Aruch deduces that every morning, God renews every person as a new creation. This prayer serves the purpose of expressing gratitude to God for restoring one's soul each morning.

The specific prayer Modeh Ani, however, is not mentioned in the Talmud or Shulchan Aruch, and first appears in the work Seder haYom by the 16th century rabbi Moshe ben Machir.[4]

As this prayer does not include any of the names of God, observant Jews may recite it before washing their hands. According to the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, one should pause slightly between the words "compassion" and "abundant".

In Talmudic times, Jews traditionally recited Elohai Neshamah (Hebrew: אֱלהַי נְשָׁמָה, "My God, the soul") upon waking. The prayer was later moved to the morning synagogue services.[5]

## See also

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* Shulchan Aruch
* Shacharit
* Jewish services
* List of Jewish prayers and blessings

## References

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1. ^ Some prayer books (especially Ashkenazic) do not differentiate, and women also recite the masculine version.
2. ^ Artscroll Interlinear Siddur: The Schottenstein Edition. Brooklyn, N.Y., 11232: Artscroll Mesorah Publications. 2003. p. 2\. ISBN 9781578197309.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location (link)
3. ^ Lamentations 3:22–23.
4. ^ מודה אני; אלהי נשמה; ברכת גבורות
5. ^ Nulman, Macy (1996). The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer: The Ashkenazic and Sephardic Rites. Jason Aronson, Inc. p. 125\. ISBN 978-1568218854.

## External links

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* Recordings of Modeh Ani spoken in different speeds

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Jewish prayer

List of Jewish prayers and blessings

| Shacharit|

| Preparation|

* Birkot hashachar
* Akeida
* Offerings
* Ana BeKoach

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Pesukei dezimra|

* Mizmor Shir (Psalm 30)
* Barukh she'amar
* Songs of thanksgiving
* (Psalm 100)
* Yehi kevod
* Hallel
* Ashrei
* Psalm 146
* 147
* 148
* 149
* 150
* Baruch HaShem Le'Olam
* Vayivarech David
* Atah Hu Adonai L'Vadecha
* Az Yashir
* Yishtabach

Core prayers|

* Half Kaddish
* Barechu
* Yotzer ohr
* Ahava rabbah
* Shema
* Emet Veyatziv
* Amidah
* Havineinu
* Kedushah
* Birkat Cohanim

Conclusion|

* Tachanun
* Torah reading1, 2, 3
* Ashrei
* Psalm 20
* Uva letzion
* Aleinu
* Shir shel yom
* Kaddish
* Ein Keloheinu4

Mincha|

* Ashrei
* Torah reading1, 5
* Amidah
* Kedushah
* Tachanun
* Aleinu
* Kaddish

Maariv|

* Barechu
* Maariv Aravim
* Ahavat Olam
* Shema
* Emet VeEmunah
* Hashkiveinu
* Baruch HaShem Le'Olam
* Half Kaddish
* Amidah
* Full Kaddish
* Aleinu
* Mourner's Kaddish

Shabbat / Holiday additions|

* Yedid Nefesh
* Kabbalat Shabbat
* Psalm 95
* 96
* 97
* 98
* 99
* 29
* 100
* Ana BeKoach
* Lekha Dodi
* 92
* 93
* Expanded Pesukei dezimra
* Psalm 19
* 34
* 90
* 91
* 135
* 136
* 33
* 92
* 93
* Nishmat
* Torah reading
* Yom Tov Torah readings
* Haftara
* Yekum Purkan
* Mi Shebeirach
* Av HaRachamim
* Mussaf
* Birkat Cohanim6
* Anim Zemirot
* Tzidkatcha
* Veyiten Lecha

Seasonal additions|

* Psalm 27
* Avinu Malkeinu
* Unetanneh Tokef
* Selichot
* Ashamnu
* Al Cheyt
* 13 attributes
* Kol Nidre
* Yom Kippur Avodah
* Ne'ila
* Yizkor
* Hallel
* Al HaNissim
* Yaaleh V'Yavo

Other prayers|

* Acheinu
* Prayer for the State of Israel
* Amen
* Modeh Ani
* Ma Tovu
* Adon Olam
* Yigdal
* Al Netilat Yadayim
* Asher Yatzar
* Birkat HaMazon
* El Malei Rachamim
* Havdalah
* Kiddush levana
* Tefilat HaDerech
* Birkat Hachama
* Kiddush
* HaAderet v'HaEmunah
* Bedtime Shema

* 1 On Shabbat
* 2 On holidays
* 3 On Mondays and Thursdays
* 4 Only on Shabbat and holidays, according to Nusach Ashkenaz in the diaspora
* 5 On fast days
* 6 Daily in Israel and in some Sephardic communities even in the Diaspora

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