Modeh Ani (; "I give thanks") is a
Jewish
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prayer
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that observant Jews recite daily upon waking, while still in bed.
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Tradition
Lamentations states that "The Lord's mercies are not consumed, surely His compassions do not fail. They are ''new every morning''; great is Your faithfulness." From this, the ''
Shulchan Aruch
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'' deduces that every morning, God renews every person as a new creation. This prayer serves the purpose of expressing gratitude to God for restoring one's soul each morning.
The specific prayer ''Modeh Ani'', however, is not mentioned in the
Talmud
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or ''Shulchan Aruch'', and first appears in the work ''Seder haYom'' by the 16th century rabbi
Moshe ben Machir.
As this prayer does not include any of the names of God, observant Jews may recite it before washing their hands. According to the ''
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch'', one should pause slightly between the words "compassion" and "abundant".
In Talmudic times, Jews traditionally recited ''Elohai Neshamah'' (, "My God, the soul") upon waking. The prayer was later moved to the
morning synagogue services.
See also
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Shulchan Aruch
The ''Shulhan Arukh'' ( ),, often called "the Code of Jewish Law", is the most widely consulted of the various legal codes in Rabbinic Judaism. It was authored in the city of Safed in what is now Israel by Joseph Karo in 1563 and published in ...
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Shacharit
''Shacharit'' ( ''šaḥăriṯ''), or ''Shacharis'' in Ashkenazi Hebrew, is the morning '' tefillah'' (prayer) of Judaism, one of the three daily prayers.
Different traditions identify different primary components of ''Shacharit''. E ...
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Jewish services
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List of Jewish prayers and blessings
Listed below are some Hebrew language prayers and berakhot (blessings) that are part of Judaism that are recited by many Jews. Most prayers and blessings can be found in the Siddur, or prayer book. This article addresses Jewish liturgical bless ...
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Recordings of Modeh Ani spoken in different speeds
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Jewish prayer and ritual texts
Hebrew words and phrases in Jewish prayers and blessings