בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּ֒שָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לַעֲסֹק בְּדִבְרֵי תוֹרָה:
וְהַעֲרֶב נָא יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָתְךָ בְּפִֽינוּ וּבְפִי עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל. וְנִהְיֶה אֲנַֽחְנוּ וְצֶאֱצָאֵֽינוּ וְצֶאֱצָאֵי עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל כֻּלָּֽנוּ יוֹדְעֵי שְׁמֶֽךָ וְלוֹמְדֵי תוֹרָתֶֽךָ. (י"א תוֹרָתְךָ) לִשְׁמָהּ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה הַמְלַמֵּד תּוֹרָה לְעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר בָּֽחַר בָּֽנוּ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים וְנָֽתַן לָֽנוּ אֶת־תּוֹרָתוֹ: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה:
Blessings over the Torah
Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments and ordered us to study
Torah diligently.
Lord our God, make the teachings of the Torah pleasant on our lips and on the lips of all Your people, the house of Israel.
Enable us, and our children and our children’s children, to know Your name and
to learn Your Torah for its own sake. Blessed are You, Lord, Who teaches Torah to His people Israel.
Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, Who has chosen us from among all the other peoples and has given us His
Torah. Blessed are You, Lord, Giver of the Torah.
May the lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His countenance shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His countenance toward you and grant you peace.
These obligations are unlimited:
the corner of the field to be gathered by the poor,
the gift of the first fruits,
the pilgrimage offering,
acts of mercy, and
Torah study.
These things you will enjoy in this life and they will continue as your abiding riches in the life-to-come, and they are:
honoring father and mother,
acts of mercy,
hastening early to the house of study morning and evening,
hospitality to guests and strangers,
visiting the sick,
providing brides with a dowry,
attending funerals,
praying with devotion,
and making peace between man and his
fellow.
But Torah study is equal to them all.
יְבָרֶכְ֒ךָ יְהֹוָה וְיִשְׁמְרֶֽךָ:
יָאֵר יְהֹוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶֽיךָ וִיחֻנֶּֽךָּ:
יִשָּׂא יְהֹוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶֽיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם:
וְשָׂמוּ אֶת שְׁמִי עַל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲנִי אַבָרְכֵם:
אֵֽלּוּ דְבָרִים שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם שִׁעוּר:
הַפֵּאָה
וְהַבִּכּוּרִים
וְהָרְ֒אָיוֹן
וּגְמִילוּת חֲסָדִים
וְתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה:
אֵֽלּוּ דְבָרִים שֶׁאָדָם אוֹכֵל פֵּרוֹתֵיהֶם בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וְהַקֶּֽרֶן קַיֶּֽמֶת לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, וְאֵֽלּוּ הֵן: כִּבּוּד אָב וָאֵם
וּגְמִילוּת חֲסָדִים
וְהַשְׁכָּמַת בֵּית הַמִּדְרָשׁ שַׁחֲרִית וְעַרְבִית וְהַכְנָסַת אוֹרְ֒חִים
וּבִקּוּר חוֹלִים
וְהַכְנָסַת כַּלָּה
וּלְוָיַת הַמֵּת
וְעִיּוּן תְּפִלָּה
וַהֲבָאַת שָׁלוֹם בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
(ובֵין אִישׁ לְאִשְׁתּוֹ)
וְתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה כְּנֶֽגֶד כֻּלָּם:
May the lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His countenance shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His countenance toward you and grant you peace.
These obligations are unlimited:
the corner of the field to be gathered by the poor,
the gift of the first fruits,
the pilgrimage offering,
acts of mercy, and
Torah study.
These things you will enjoy in this life and they will continue as your abiding riches in the life-to-come, and they are:
honoring father and mother,
acts of mercy,
hastening early to the house of study morning and evening,
hospitality to guests and strangers,
visiting the sick,
providing brides with a dowry,
attending funerals,
praying with devotion,
and making peace between man and his
fellow.
But Torah study is equal to them all.
בָּרְ֒כִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהֹוָה, יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהַי גָּדַֽלְתָּ מְאֹד, הוֹד וְהָדָר לָבָֽשְׁתָּ: עֹֽטֶה־אוֹר כַּשַּׂלְמָה, נוֹטֶה שָׁמַֽיִם כַּיְרִיעָה:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּ֒שָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לְהִתְעַטֵּף בַּצִּיצִית:
Tallit
Bless O Lord, O my soul.
O Lord, my God, You are very great.
You are clothed with splendor and majesty. He covers Himself with light as a garment. He spreads the heavens like a curtain.
Before wrapping oneself in the tallit, say:
Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to
wrap ourselves with the fringed tallit.
לְשֵׁם יִחוּד קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּשְׁכִינְתֵּהּ בִּדְחִילוּ וּרְחִימוּ, לְיַחֵד שֵׁם י"ה בו"ה בְּיִחוּדָא שְׁלִים בְּשֵׁם כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל, הִנְנִי מְכַוֵּן בַּהֲנָחַת תְּפִלִּין לְקַיֵּם מִצְוַת בּוֹרְאִי שֶׁצִּוָּֽנוּ לְהָנִֽיחַ תְּפִלִּין כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרָתוֹ וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל־יָדֶֽךָ וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפוֹת בֵּין עֵינֶֽיךָ וְהֵם אַרְבַּע פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת אֵֽלּוּ: שְׁמַע. וְהָיָה אִם־שָׁמֹֽעַ. קַדֶּשׁ־לִי. וְהָיָה כִּי־יְבִאֲךָ. שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהֶן יִחוּדוֹ וְאַחְדּוּתוֹ יִתְבָּרַךְ שְׁמוֹ בָּעוֹלָם וְשֶׁנִּזְכֹּר נִסִּים וְנִפְלָאוֹת שֶׁעָשָׂה עִמָּֽנוּ בְּהוֹצִיאָֽנוּ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם וַאֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הַכֹּֽחַ וְהַמֶּמְשָׁלָה בָּעֶלְיוֹנִים וּבַתַּחְתּוֹנִים לַעֲשׂוֹת בָּהֶם כִּרְצוֹנוֹ. וְצִוָּֽנוּ לְהָנִֽיחַ עַל־הַיָּד לְזִכְרוֹן זְרֽוֹעַ הַנְּ֒טוּיָה וְשֶׁהִיא נֶֽגֶד הַלֵּב לְשַׁעְבֵּד בָּזֶה תַּאֲווֹת וּמַחְשְׁבוֹת לִבֵּֽנוּ לַעֲבוֹדָתוֹ יִתְבָּרַךְ שְׁמוֹ. וְעַל־הָרֹאשׁ נֶֽגֶד הַמֹּֽחַ שֶׁהַנְּ֒שָׁמָה שֶׁבְּ֒מֹחִי עִם שְׁאָר חוּשַׁי וְכֹחוֹתַי כֻּלָּם יִהְיוּ מְשֻׁעְבָּדִים לַעֲבוֹדָתוֹ יִתְבָּרַךְ שְׁמוֹ. וּמִשֶּֽׁפַע מִצְוַת תְּפִלִּין יִתְמַשֵּׁךְ עָלַי לִהְיוֹת לִי חַיִּים אֲרֻכִּים וְשֶֽׁפַע קֹֽדֶשׁ וּמַחֲשָׁבוֹת קְדוֹשׁוֹת בְּלִי הִרְהוּר חֵטְא וְעָוֹן כְּלָל וְשֶׁלֹּא יְפַתֵּֽנוּ וְלֹא יִתְגָּרֶה־בָֽנוּ יֵֽצֶר הָרָע וְיַנִּיחֵֽנוּ לַעֲבֹד אֶת־יְיָ כַּאֲשֶׁר עִם־לְבָבֵֽנוּ. וִיהִי רָצוֹן לְפָנֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ שֶׁתְּהֵא חֲשׁוּבָה מִצְוַת הֲנָחַת תְּפִלִּין לִפְנֵי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא כְּאִלּוּ קִיַּמְתִּֽיהָ בְּכָל־פְּרָטֶֽיהָ וְדִקְדּוּקֶֽיהָ וְכַוָּנוֹתֶֽיהָ וְתַרְיַ"ג מִצְוֹת הַתְּ֒לוּיוֹת בָּהּ אָמֵן סֶֽלָה:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּ֒שָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לְהָנִיחַ תְּפִלִּין:
וְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְ לִי לְעוֹלָם,
וְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְ לִי בְּצֶֽדֶק וּבְמִשְׁפָּט וּבְחֶֽסֶד וּבְרַחֲמִים:
וְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְ לִי בֶּאֱמוּנָה, וְיָדַֽעַתְּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּ֒שָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ עַל מִצְוַת תְּפִלִּין:
Putting On Tefillin
At this point some follow the Hasidic custom of reciting additional prayers.
For the sake of the unification of the Holy One, Blessed be He, and His Divine Presence, with fear and love and love and fear, to unify the Name of Yud Hei with Vav Hei with a complete unity, in the name of all Israel. Behold, in placing the tefillin [upon myself], I intend to fulfill the commandment of my Creator, Who commanded us to place tefillin; as it is written in His Torah (Deuteronomy 6:8), “Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol on your forehead.” And they are four sections [from the Torah]: Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-8); And it shall be if you will truly listen (Deuteronomy 11:13-21); Sanctify (Exodus 13:1-10); And it shall be when He brings you (Exodus 12:11-17) – since within them they contain His unity and oneness in the world, may His name be blessed; and [through them,] we can remember His miracles and wonders when He took us out of Egypt, and that He has the power and control over the higher beings and the lower beings to do what He wants with them. And He commanded us to place it upon the arm in memory of the ‘extended forearm’ (with which He took us out of Egypt); and that it be across from the heart in order to subjugate the desire and thoughts of our heart for His service, may His name be blessed. And upon the head across from the brain, such that the soul in my brain – along with all my other senses and powers – be subjugated to His service, may His name be blessed. And may the bounty from the commandment of tefillin flow upon me, such that I should have long life, holy bounty, holy thoughts – free from any conjectures of sin or transgression – such that the evil impulse not seduce us or disturb us, but leave us to serve the Lord, as it is in our hearts. And may it be Your will before You, Lord our God and God of our fathers that [this] commandment of tefillin be considered before the Holy One, blessed be He, as if I fulfilled it in all of its details, all of its minutiae and all of its intentions – [as well as] the 613 commandments that are dependent upon it. Amen, Selah.
Stand and place the hand-tefillin on the biceps of the left arm (or right arm if you
are left-handed), angled toward the heart, and before tightening the strap, say:
Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments, and has commanded us
to put on tefillin.
Wind the strap of the hand-tefillin three times around the middle finger, saying:
I will betroth you to Me for ever;
I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and justice, loving-kindness and compassion;
I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness;
and you shall know the Lord.
Wrap the strap of the hand-tefillin seven times around the arm.
Place the head-tefillin above the hairline, centered between the eyes, and say quietly:
Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments, and has commanded us
about the commandment of tefillin.