When praying for a sick person within a blessing of the Amidah, must one mention the sick person's name?
Synopsis
The authorities discuss whether one must verbally identify the sick person by name when inserting a prayer for healing in the Amidah.
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May one add a personal prayer within one of the middle blessings of the Amidah, and if so, to which blessing?
6 opinions across 3 eras
Must one first say a complete sentence of the blessing's standard text before inserting a personal addition?
2 opinions
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3 opinions
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2 opinions
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1 opinions
If one skipped or erred in one of the middle blessings of the Amidah, to what point must one return?
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5 opinions
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