Modeh Ani - Part 2

May I suggest that you include an instruction to female pray-ers to feminize the verb to modah? Reply

Greetings! I'm disappointed to see no Closed Captioned on the videos. I'm deaf, don't hear you, don't understand what you're saying :((

I hope you consider Closed Captioned or transcript for each videos for Deaf and Hard of Hearing folks in the future.

Thank you, and Shalom! Reply

Is there any possibility to have the audio in a written way? Reply

It gives me silence. Worthfull. Respectfull.
I only want to know how to write these words on paper. Reply

The simulated multiverse of Hashem... I love this teaching!! it reminds me that....oneday when we can create holographic space, within our own space,
we could make a model of the universe, not one with numbers like they already have done, with the 1's and zeros, bad example but it stands, is this a model in which one would see the Hebrew letters that started all of creation, the DNA of creation...the Hebrew letters were then put together forming words...BAM! ethereal bodies are created, these letters of creation, are like computer codes... of the creator, and within the codes are the characters/people who are now detecting g-ds presence...?? having certain freedoms?
sounds so infinite...how words can create worlds...creating thought, creating action, creating choices...creating us. very deep and beautiful...
how can I get a copy of "Heaven Exposed," by Tzvi freeman?? kindle? amazon? a signed copy would be cool.

reference to "Bam!" (courtesy of Emeril Lagasse) j/k Reply

Story teller? You almost lost me on this one. Being king is not all bad, you almost apologized for using the word. Reply

Simply beautiful and thoughtful Wonderful explanation --- really hits home. Reply

thank you for this lesson G-d bless all Reply

Tzvi Freeman You have illuminated and elevated these prayers for me. Please do me a favor, take the repetitive new age music out of the background...it is very distracting, please. Said with all appreciation:) Reply

King of hearts Once i sat on Shabbat meditating on" Why do we grant a human being the privilege of even being a king?" Then i began to vision a poker tournament where all the nations of the world where given a chance to play at being the king of poker. Some nations just got greedy,others just wanted to survive and even some nations we're looking to take out the competation.The remaining nations just wanted a chance to play to be king.The dealer, well that represents the choices of the players ability to have what it takes to be the king.The odds of having all four kings in your hand is pretty rare. Sometimes we can't call the shots in the game of chance we have to hope that the good life we live could merit the hand we are dealt with. The last part of the thought is that G-d is the king,He is the chance ,He is the life, He is apart of everything that goes on during the game of life. For only the Creator can crown a king, it might be good or it might be bad its your choice not His. Reply

Responsibility? In your case, the KING is responsible for everything, because his word is your truth, isn't it?
So, where is your responsibility for something, for anything? Where can you divide your responsibility from the KINGs responsibility?
You should explain that to yourself, and you should ask yourself: Do I believe in my explanation?
What you are telling there, is nothing but a pitfall. It has a huge range of interpretation space, and therefore it's worth nothing... finally, because you cannot define where exactly the line between your and the KINGs responsibility can be drawn.
This always will be highly speculative, so it will always be a truth to believe in, and not a truth to know.
Sorry, but I will NOT follow your religion in any way. Reply

Modeh Ani Dear Rabbi,
Your video explaining the Modeh Ani in three parts, has brought me into contact with an experience unknown to me, awe inspiring and full of life. I struggle to fully understand the meaning of the first video though. I hope the experience of the words will reveal themselves to me as has part two.
thank you so much for making the meaning of these words available.
gratefully,
Aline Reply

THANK YOU! This is helped me so much! Reply

Modeh Ani Rabbi Tzvi,
I loved this teaching. This is what I wanted. To pray in Hebrew.
There is one question I have. Why is it that I cry from the deepest of my soul when I think about G-d? I feel such a great love for him that I want to be with him.
Is that right or wrong? I feel that my soul missed him my entire life. I know so well that He is not that far away from us, yet I do not want to be here but with him. Please give me an insight on this? Thank you so much. Reply

Living for eternity read something last week that said that good deeds are light, and live on eternally while bad or evil is the darkness which just fades away.

So thank you Rabbi Tzvi, yes we must increase our awareness of that and indeed live in eternity. powerful. amen Reply

Perfect exactly what I was looking for !
Appreciate you so very much
Awesome !

Thank you Reply

Rabbi Tzvi Thank you for your uplifting words. We can debate this again in the New Year :)

Thank you also for the insight you gave me that with each year more light is present and that therefore I can and must believe in myself. It is true , there is more light. So excited for Rosh HaShanah. :)

Is it a very good practice to have the words in front of us when we say a blessing? I understand our Holy Tongue is really fire, G-d fire. I understand its a powerful force. If i see the words in front of me , they will imprint on my mind and effect my tongue and my thoughts as I pray. No?

I want to take on this habit this year to only say a blessing with the words in front of me. I want to burn them into my soul. Is this a great idea?

Rabbi Tzvi and all Jews May you be signed and sealed in the book of LIFE, life of Torah, Mitzvot, Kindness and Unity, Shalom, Blessings and material and spiritual wealth, revealed and manifest Reply

WOW! your kids must love u :)

I still struggle with G-d as a personal G-d since He does not answer our prayers or ease the suffering of the good and innocent. This blessing says G-d is intimately involved but we can see in life that is not the case unless you are a righteous tzaddik who is able to communicate with G-d.
HELP? Reply