Birkas H ashachar

Perush H atefi
llah N otes for M iss Avtzon

M odeh Ani
Gives Kabalos Ol for whole day
We cant anymore just say Elokay Neshoma right when we wake up
because we are Tamei
Right when we wake up, we have Machshava thinking that
Hashem is in front of us, Dibur Modeh Ani, Masseh Negel Vasser
Modeh means we acknowledge that Hashem is the source of our life
Pause between Bchemla and Raba

M odeh Anion 5 levels

Pshat We must thank Hashem for everything, so we thank for our
Neshamos
Remez great is Hashems faithfulness that waking up in the
morning lets us believe more in Techiyas Hamaisim
Drush we should also give back objects even to people who owe
us debts
Sod Through Malchus and Yesod, the Neshama is returned
Chassidus No Tumah can affect the Modeh Ani of a Yid because it
reveals the Yechida

AlN etilas Yadayim

We wash our hands for two reasons:
Removing the Tumah that came in when we slept
Just like the Kohanim washed before serving in the Bais Hamikdash, we
are a Mamleches Kohanim nation of Kohanim and do the same each
morning
Dont walk more than 4 Amos before Negel Vasser
Pick up Kvort in right hand, move to left hand so can wash right hand first
Dont touch opening in body or food before Negel Vasser
Wash from Keili into Keili, but if no Keili can take water directly from any
object
If no water, rub hands on Material and say Al Nekiyas Yadayim
Dont use Negel Vasser for personal benefit
Wash out mouth before morning Brachos

Asher Yatzar
Has the power to prevent illness and ensure continuous health
Chilulim Chilulim is Gematriya 248 limbs that we can use for 248
Mitzvos Asei
Who created man with wisdom or the creation was done with
wisdom, or man was created with wisdom inside him
We dont thank Hashem Who is Healer of the Sick, but instead say
He is Healer of All Flesh, because we know that even healthy people
only have health from Hashem

Elokay N esham a
Giving means that now the Neshama is in our control and its our responsibility
to use it right
This Tefillah is the Nefesh Habehamis thanking for the Nefesh Haelokis, as
learned from the work Bi within me, and whos the me before the Neshama
comes in? The Nefesh Habehamis!
Some words correspond to the 4 worlds that the Neshama goes through before
getting into the body
It is pure Atzilus
You created it Briah
You formed it Yetzirah
You blew it Asiah
The lowest world is expressed by blowing, showing that here is where we need the most
G-dly revelations, as seen that even Angels couldnt withstand the tests of this world!

Techiyas H am aisim
Is one of the 13 Ikrim
When Mashiach comes, 1st will be Bais Hamikdash, then gathering
of the exiles, then Techiyas Hamaisim, 40 years later
The body will return the say way it died, and with the type of
clothing the person wore during his lifetime, or in shrouds
The Luz bone, which is strengthened by Melave Malka, is where
Techiyas Hamaisim will come from
The body will get the part of the Neshama that it refined
Those alive at the time of Techiyas Hamaisim will or die for a
moment, or if someone served Hashem with Bitul, thats considered
the death

Brochos
Who gives the rooster understanding to differentiate between day
and night =thanking Hashem for Sechel to differentiate between
Kedusha and Kelipa
Who opens the eyes of the blind =asking to be able to see G-dliness
with our eyes, like it says Mibsari Achaze Eloka from my flesh I
perceive G-d
Who releases the bound =asking to have self-control and release
from bad habits
Who straightens the bent =asking to be like a human whose mind is
above his heart, not like animal whose heart and mind are on the
same level
Who dresses the undressed =thanking for clothes that cover up the
shame from Chet Eitz Hadaas, and this hints to Tznius
Who gives strength to the weary = asking for Chayus in Yidishkeit,

Brochos Continued
Who spreads the earth over the water =showing our purpose that specifically
where the earth is over the water, meaning Gashmius covers Ruchnius, we
need to reveal G-dliness. Also, Malachim are like water, because they are
dependent on Hashem like fish are dependent on water, and People are like
earth, because they can adapt to different environments
Who directs the steps of man =Hashgacha Pratis. When someone realizes this,
he sees why things happen and gets pleasure in Hashems ways, and Hashem
shows him the Hashgacha Pratis and gets pleasure in his ways that hes
looking out for it, like it says MeHashem Mitzadei Gaver Konanu Vedarko
Yechpotz Hashem directs the steps of man and he gets pleasure in his ways
Who provides for me all my needs =thanking for leather shoes, therefore we
dont say this Brocha on Yom Kipur and Tisha BAv
Who wraps Bnei Yisrael with strength =Gartel which men must wear during
Davening, to separate their mind and heart from the lower body and direct
them to Hashem

Brochos Continued
Who crowns Bnei Yisrael with glory =extra Yarmulka worn during
Davening
Who did not create me a non-Jew =thanking for being different than
the non-Jews, in that we keep Mitzvos
Who did not create me a servant =we are truly free when we serve
Hashem because being servants to Hashem allows us to truly
express ourselves
Who did not create me a woman =men are in charge of Parnasa,
while women are in charge of the atmosphere of the home