Every morning, from the time I was a little child, I would parrot my mother and say Modeh Ani upon awakening. Now that I am older, I still thank Hashem for giving me life every day, but with a deeper ...

Perhaps the strangest phrase in the daily morning prayer of Modeh Ani is Rabbah Emunatecha, "lots of Your faith" for classically, we associate faith with man. What would His faith mean? We have faith ...

When people ask me to describe the God I believe in, I often start by using the image of a flame. We are taught that each of us has a divine spark within us. That divine spark at times burns brightly, ...

Dear Readers: Everywhere you turn, it seems that people are beset with so many problems and worries; some are financial in nature, some revolve around social issues like shidduchim and marriage, some ...

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Opinion How Oprah re-acquainted me with Modeh Ani By Erika Dreifus, Erika Dreifus Opinion How Oprah re-acquainted me with Modeh Ani Modeh Ani helps me start my day in the light. It ensures that my ...

Tal Vaknin is an internationally acclaimed singer and composer in the Jewish Pop and soul music. Tal just released a multi-lingual version of the well-known song "Modeh Ani” translated to FOUR ...

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For example, from the earliest age a child is taught, as in many cultures, to say ‘thank you’ (Todah) as an expression of gratitude. Accordingly, Judaism affirms the ‘Modeh (Modah f.) Ani’ prayer ...

The words of Modeh Ani do not contain any name of God, which means that we can say Modeh Ani i immediately on opening our eyes, without needing to first get up and wash our hands. The prayer is ...