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At the end of this post, you'll find graphics to download for free. (If you use them online, I'd be grateful for attribution & a link back to this site, but since I'm offering these for free, so you don't have to link or attribute.) You can also print them out as posters. Upon waking up in the morning, a Jew is supposed to thank God for returning one's soul to the body. There is an idea in Judaism that sleep is 1/60th of death. The human soul comprises different aspects & levels (which is why Judaism has several different names for the soul — to describe its different aspects & levels). When one goes to sleep at night, part of the soul rises to another plane and tells of its deeds that day. (Yes, part of this process can be expressed in a metaphorical dream.) It is judged and usually given yet another chance for a better tomorrow. The soul then descends back into the body and then at some point, the person wakes up. So for millennia, Jews have said the following short prayer immediately upon waking: Thankful am I before You, Living & Enduring King, that you returned within me my soul with mercy — Great is Your Faithfulness! Modeh (or Modah for a female) ani lifanecha Melech Chai v'Kayam sheh hechazarta bi nishmati b'chemlah — rabbah emunatecha! In Hebrew, the guttural throat-clearing sound is often represented by "ch." There is no native "ch" (like the English "ch" of "cheese") in Hebrew, so whenever you see a Hebrew word written with "ch," please know that it represents the guttural throat-clearing sound. For the images, there are 3 options:
Of course, you can also feel free to download all three graphics. Hover your mouse-arrow over your chosen image, then press right-click on your mouse, then choose the option that best suits you.    Comments are closed.
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