Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Siman 1 Part 1/2

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

What frame of mind does the Kitzur set for the start of the day? The Kitzur opens with shivisi Hashem, since a person weighs every move before a king, and all the more before Hashem, whose glory fills the world. On waking, the Kitzur has him recall that Hashem returned his soul, and thank Hashem for it while still in bed. Then, with Yehuda ben Tema's words, the Kitzur urges rising like a lion before the yetzer hara's excuses take hold.

Key points

• The Kitzur compares standing before a great king with knowing that Hashem sees every act.
• The Kitzur allows the morning thanks before washing, since it has no name of Hashem.
• Rising quickly four or five times, the Kitzur says, makes it easy from then on.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Starting over at Siman Aleph
2. 0:51Shivisi Hashem and the king
3. 2:11Waking up and thanking Hashem
4. 4:18Yehuda ben Tema's four comparisons
5. 5:30Rising against the yetzer hara

Topics

• Shivisi Hashem
• Yetzer Hara