MORNING PRAYER FOR CHILDREN
Upon awakening in the morning:
I render thanks to thee, everlasting King, who hast mercifully restored my soul within me; thy faithfulness is great.
When washing the hands:
Blessed art thou, Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast sanctified us with thy commandments, and commanded us concerning the washing of the hands.
When putting on the arba kanfoth:
Blessed art thou, Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast sanctified us with thy commandments, and commanded us concerning the precept of tsitsith.
When dressed:
The Torah which Moses handed down to us[1] is the heritage of the community of Jacob. May blessings rest on my head. Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and reject not your mother’s teaching. The Torah shall be my trust, and the Almighty my help. God is a faithful King. Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One. Blessed be the name of his glorious majesty forever and ever. You who cling to the Lord are all alive today. For thy salvation I hope, O Lord.
My God, guard my tongue from evil, and my lips from speaking falsehood, Open my heart to thy Torah, that my soul may follow thy commands. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing before thee, O Lord, my Stronghold and my Redeemer.
- ↑ תורה צוה לנו משה (Deuteronomy 33:4) is the first Hebrew verse which a father is directed to teach his child at a very early age (Sukkah 42a; Maimonides, Talmud Torah 1:6). Although the child is held to be free from religious duties, his father is required to make him amenable to them.
