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The Standing Prayer

The Amidah (Hebrew: “The Standing Prayer”), also called the Shemoneh Esreh (“The Eighteen”, in reference to the original number of constituent blessings), is the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy: The Amidah (Shemoneh Esreh or Eighteen Benedictions) 1. Blessed are … Continue reading

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