When and How to Wake up

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Waking Up in the Morning

  1. One should wake up strong like a lion to serve the will of the Creator. [1]
  2. One should always be conscience of Hashem's presense by thinking of the Pasuk "Shaviti LeHashem LeNegdi Tamid" (Tehilim 16:8) [2]
  3. One shouldn't get up immediately because it dangerous to one's health rather one should pasue momentarily and then get up. [3]

Modeh Ani

  1. When one wakes up one should say "Modeh Ani Lifanecha Melech Chai VeKayam, Shehechazarti BeChemlah, Rabba Emunatcha" with a pause between BeChemlah and Rabba. [4]
  2. One can say Modeh Ani even before washing one's hands. [5]

references

  1. ↑ S"A 1:1
  2. ↑ Rama 1:1
  3. ↑ Magan Avraham 1:3 says that even though one should get up strongly like a lion to serve Hashem, one shouldn't stand up immediately because it's dangerous as it says in Gemara Gittin 70a. All achronim concur including the Mishna Brurah 1:8 and Halacha Brurah 1:1.
  4. ↑ This is first sourced in the Seder Hayom (Beginning of the book; Rabbi Makhir 16th century Tzfat) and then is quoted as halacha by all the achronim including Mishna Brurah 1:8, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 1:4, Shulchan Aruch HaRav 1:6, Halacha Brurah 1:2.
  5. ↑ Because Modeh Ani doesn't have Hashem's name in it, it can be recited before washing hands. so rules the Mishna Brurah 1:8, Shulchan Aruch HaRav 1:6, Halacha Brurah 1:2.
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