BLESSINGS OF THE TORAH

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheynu Melech Ha-olam, asher qidshanu b'Mitzvotav, v'tzivanu la'asoq b'divrei Torah. V'ha'arev na Adonai Eloheynu et divrei Toratecha b'pinu uvpi amra Yisra'el. V'nichyeh anachnu v'tze'etza'eynu v'tze'etza'ey beyt Yisra'el, khulanu yodi sh'mecha v'lomdey Toratecha lishmah. Baruch atah Adonai ha-m'lamech Torah l'ammu Yisra'el.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheynu Melech Ha-olam, asher bachar banu mikhal ha-ammim v'natan lanu et Torato. Baruch atah Adonai, noten ha-Torah.

Blessed are You, Adonai, our G-d, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us to be engrossed in the words of Torah. Please, Adonai, our G-d, sweeten the words of Your Torah in our mouth and in the mouth of Your people, the house of Israel. May we and our offspring and the offspring of Your people, the House of Israel - all of us - know Your Name and study Your Torah for its own sake. Blessed are You, Adonai, who teaches Torah to His people Israel.

Blessed are You, Adonai our G-d, King of the Universe, who selected us from all the peoples and gave us His Torah. Blessed are You, Adonai, Giver of the Torah.

From The Complete Artscroll SiddurEditors Rabbi Nosson Sherman and Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz Copyright 1984, 1986, 1990 by MESORAH PUBLICAIONS, LTD.

There are some very good aspects of this prayer:

• The desire to be engrossed in His Word (Torah)
• The sweetness of His Word (Torah)
• Study His Word (Torah) for it's own sake - for no other reason than to know it and become imbued with its wisdom and to know its Author, YHVH, personally.

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