May one add a personal prayer within one of the middle blessings of the Amidah, and if so, to which blessing?
Synopsis
The authorities discuss whether a worshipper may insert a personal request within the middle blessings of the Amidah and specify which blessings are appropriate vehicles for which types of requests. The general principle is that the addition must be thematically related to the blessing, except in Shomea Tefillah which accepts all requests.
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