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# The Shulchan Aruch opens with the words “A person should be strong like a lion to stand up in the morning to serve one’s creator.” Mishna Brurah comments that this is the purpose of man's creation. <Ref>S”A 1:1, Mishna Brurah 1:1 </ref> | # The Shulchan Aruch opens with the words “A person should be strong like a lion to stand up in the morning to serve one’s creator.” Mishna Brurah comments that this is the purpose of man's creation. <Ref>S”A 1:1, Mishna Brurah 1:1 </ref> | ||
==Waking Up in the Morning== | ==Correct Conduct of Waking Up in the Morning== | ||
# One should wake up strong like a lion to serve the will of the Creator. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 1:1. Piskei Teshuvot 1:1 expands on this idea explaining that the Torah and Chazal used physical metaphors (i.e. lion) for spiritual tasks so that we can relate to the expressions used. </ref> | # One should wake up strong like a lion to serve the will of the Creator. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 1:1. Piskei Teshuvot 1:1 expands on this idea explaining that the Torah and Chazal used physical metaphors (i.e. lion) for spiritual tasks so that we can relate to the expressions used. </ref> | ||
# One should not get up immediately because it is compromising to one's health. One should rather pause momentarily and then get up. <ref> Magen Avraham 1:3 says that even though one should get up strong like a lion to serve Hashem, one should not stand up immediately because it is dangerous. As as is written in Gemara Gittin 70a. All achronim concur including the Mishna Brurah 1:8, Kaf HaChaim 1:4, and Halacha Brurah 1:1. </ref>Some say that one should wait the time it takes to say [[Modeh Ani]]. <Ref>Halachically Speaking (vol 3, article 1, pg 2) </ref> | # One should not get up immediately because it is compromising to one's health. One should rather pause momentarily and then get up. <ref> Magen Avraham 1:3 says that even though one should get up strong like a lion to serve Hashem, one should not stand up immediately because it is dangerous. As as is written in Gemara Gittin 70a. All achronim concur including the Mishna Brurah 1:8, Kaf HaChaim 1:4, and Halacha Brurah 1:1. </ref>Some say that one should wait the time it takes to say [[Modeh Ani]]. <Ref>Halachically Speaking (vol 3, article 1, pg 2) </ref> | ||
