Created by Tobias Divack Moss
Shaharit at Morning Minyan Welcome to minyan, newcomers and b’nai mitzvah families. We are overjoyed to pray with you. The service flows similarly to Shabbat morning, but with a few changes to make it shorter—some are rushing to school and work! Even so, introduce yourself and say hi after the service.
Shaliah Tzibbur
who leads the service, keeping us in tune and on the right page
Daily Daveners
that form the core of the minyan every day (or nearly so)
a loved one by recitation of the Mourner's Kaddish
Minyan
ten adult Jews joined in prayer; some liturgy requires a minyan
Expressing joy and praise through psalms
Seekers in search of
deepened spiritual practice and a supportive community
Reciting our Jewish fundamentals
Shaharit
Amidah—Standing Prayer
Hebrew name for the morning service, from the word for dawn
service concludes with a psalm for that day
Shema and its Blessings
Prayers from tradition and our own hearts
Torah Service Mon & Thurs
Glossary Shir Shel Yom each
Offering gratitude for the new day
Pesukei D'zimrah
Who else is here?
Mourners who honor
Birkot Hashahar
A preview of the Shabbat Torah reading
Kaddish Yatom
Mourner's Kaddish, the only Kaddish recited without melody
Tefillin
Conclusion Aleinu, Mourner’s Kaddish, Final Songs
Tefillin are ritual objects used only for weekday morning services. Inside these leather boxes there are tiny handwritten scrolls of the Shema and other Torah verses that remind us of our commitments to act justly and serve God faithfully. Many Jews find the physicality of this ritual to be a uniquely impactful element of their Jewish practice.
It shall be for a sign for you upon your hand and a memorial between your eyes, so that the Torah of Adonai may be in your mouth Exodus 13:9
We wrap the tefillin straps around the arm 7 times to symbolize wholeness—like the 7 days of the week. By putting tefillin on our arm and our head, we hope to unify our intentions and actions, our words and deeds.
Two blessings accompany tefillin Place the arm tefillin (Step 4) and recite:
וֹתיו וְצִ וָּנוּ ְל ָהנִ יחַ ְתּ ִפ ִלּין ָ ְבָּ רוּ אַ ָתּה ה' אֱ ֵהינוּ ֶמלֶ ָהעוֹלָ ם אֲ ֶשׁר ִק ְדּ ָשׁנוּ ְבּ ִמצ Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu, melekh ha`olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu l'hani'aḥ t'filin Blessed are You, Adonai our God, ruler of time and space, who has made us holy through mitzvot and instructed us to put on tefillin. Place the head tefillin (Step 10) and recite:
וֹתיו וְצִ וָּנוּ ﬠַ ל ִמצְ וַת ְתּ ִפ ִלּין ָ ְבָּ רוּ אַ ָתּה ה' אֱ ֵהינוּ ֶמלֶ ָהעוֹלָ ם אֲ ֶשׁר ִק ְדּ ָשׁנוּ ְבּ ִמצ Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu, melekh ha'olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu al mitzvat t'filin Blessed are You, Adonai our God, ruler of time and space, who has made us holy through mitzvot and instructed us in the mitzvah of tefillin. Then quietly recite:
בָּ רוּ ֵשׁם כְּ בוֹד ַמ ְלכוּתוֹ ְלעוֹלָ ם וָﬠֶ ד Barukh shem k'vod malkhuto l'olam va'ed Blessed is the God’s name, whose glorious sovereignty is eternal