A Simple Siddur

‫משכן תפלה‬
MISHKAN T'FILAH
A SIMPLIFIED SIDDUR
‫שחרית לּש ּב ת א׳‬
Shah-cha-reet leh-Shabbat I
SHABBAT MORNING I
The prayers in this Simple Siddur reflect a few of

the staples included in most Saturday Morning
Shabbat Services.
‫מֹודה אני‬
Modeh Ani
,‫מֹודה אני לפניך‬

,‫מלך חי וקים‬
,‫שהחזרת בי נׁש מתי בחמלה‬
.‫רּב ה אמּונתך‬
Mo-deh a-nee leh-fah-ne-cha,
meh-lech hi vik-ay-am,
sheh-che-zar-tah bee nee-shma-tee be-chem-lah,
rabah ehm-oon-ah-tech-ah
The Modeh Ani generally is used as an opener to any
Jewish prayer service, and is taught as a general 'thank you'
to God for waking us up and giving us a new day.

However, when directly translated, its meaning is closer to
"Thank you, God, for restoring my soul and trusting me".
‫מה–טבּו‬
Mah Tovu
,‫מה–טבּו אהליך‬
!‫ ישראל‬,‫מׁש כנתיך‬
Mah toe-voo ehl-oh-heh-cha,
meesh-cen-o-tech-ah, yis-rah-el!
The Mah Tovu is a prayer about expressing thanks for
having a place of worship, and about adoring your place of
worship.
What is interesting about the Mah Tovu is that it has 5
stanzas, but the one above is usually the only one recited
during Reform services.

‫ּברכּו‬
Barchu
!‫ּב רכּו את יי המברך‬
‫ברּוך יי המברך‬
!‫לעֹולם וד‬
Bar-hoo et ah-don-i ha-meh-vor-ah!
Bar-uch ah-don-ay ha-meh-vor-ah
The Barchu is the official call to worship during a prayer
service and is recited multiple times throughout a service:
before the Sh'ma, and before any Torah readings. However,
it is most regarded as the opening of the Torah service as
that version takes on the most recognizable tune.

‫ׁש מע‬
Sh'ma
!‫ׁש מע יׁש ראל יהוה אלהינּו יהיה אחד‬
.‫ברּוך שם כבֹוד מלכּותֹו לעֹולם ועד‬
Sheh-mah yis-rah-el ah-doh-nay el-oh-hey-new
ah-don-ay ech-ad!
Bar-uch shem cah-vod mal-choo-tain-oo lay-oh-
lahm va-ed
The Sh'ma might be the most widely known and heard of
Jewish prayer. Directly translated, the Sh'ma is the

declaration that God is one, and God is our God. God's
singularity is an extremely important idea in Judaism.

‫ואהבת‬
V'ahavta
‫ואהבת את יי אלהיך‬
:‫בכל–לבבך ּובכל–נפׁש ך ּובכל–מאדך‬
Vay-ah-hav-tah et ah-don-ay el-oh-che-cha
beh-kol leh-vav-ech-ha oo-veh-kol naph-she-cha
oo-veh-kol meh-od-ech-ah
The V'ahavta (shortened here for space constraints) is the
command to love thy neighbor, love God, and all of those
around you.
Due to the length and difficult linguistics of the V'ahavta, it
has been translated into an English song called 'You Shall
Love', which is sang a lot of the time and accompanied by
hand motions.
‫מי–כמכה‬
Mi Chamochah
!‫מי–כמכה באלם יי‬
,‫מי כמכה נאדר בקדש‬
!‫ עשה פלא‬,‫נֹורא תהלת‬
Me cha-mocha bah-ei-leem ah-don-ay!
me cha-mocha neh-edar ba-kod-esh,
no-rah te-hee-lot oh-seh feh-leh!
The Mi Chamocha is widely known as the song of rejoicing
that the Israelites sung long ago after the escape from
Egypt.
In modern times, this song is usually sang with fun
instruments and dancing to mimic the joyousness.
Similarly to the V'ahavta, it has also been translated into an
English song called 'Miriam's Song'.

‫תפלה‬
T'Filah
,‫ ׁש פתי תפתח‬,‫אדני‬
.‫ּופי יגיד תהלתך‬
Ah-don-ay, seh-pha-tie tee-ph-tah,
oo-fee yegid teh-heel-ah-teh-ha
T'Filah, also known sometimes as the Amidah, is the most
important part of the prayer service. There is never a
Jewish service without the Amidah. T'Filah consists of a set
of 19 prayers, or benedictions, split into three sections; only
the opening is included above. These prayers are always
recited standing up; 'Amidah' directly means standing, and
this is the reason for the nickname. And while T'Filah is the
most important part of the service, all 19 prayers are rarely
recited in a Reform service, instead usually just 3.

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‫משכן תפלה‬

The prayers in this Simple Siddur reflect a few of

,‫מֹודה אני לפניך‬

The Modeh Ani generally is used as an opener to any

Jewish prayer service, and is taught as a general 'thank you'

to God for waking us up and giving us a new day.

The Mah Tovu is a prayer about expressing thanks for

having a place of worship, and about adoring your place of

during Reform services.

The Barchu is the official call to worship during a prayer

service and is recited multiple times throughout a service:

before the Sh'ma, and before any Torah readings. However,

it is most regarded as the opening of the Torah service as

that version takes on the most recognizable tune.

The Sh'ma might be the most widely known and heard of

Jewish prayer. Directly translated, the Sh'ma is the

singularity is an extremely important idea in Judaism.

The V'ahavta (shortened here for space constraints) is the

command to love thy neighbor, love God, and all of those

has been translated into an English song called 'You Shall

Love', which is sang a lot of the time and accompanied by

The Mi Chamocha is widely known as the song of rejoicing

instruments and dancing to mimic the joyousness.

Similarly to the V'ahavta, it has also been translated into an

English song called 'Miriam's Song'.

T'Filah, also known sometimes as the Amidah, is the most

important part of the prayer service. There is never a

Jewish service without the Amidah. T'Filah consists of a set

of 19 prayers, or benedictions, split into three sections; only

the opening is included above. These prayers are always

recited standing up; 'Amidah' directly means standing, and

most important part of the service, all 19 prayers are rarely

recited in a Reform service, instead usually just 3.

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