May one add a lengthy personal prayer within an individual middle blessing when the addition is for one's private needs?
Synopsis
The Shulchan Aruch records an opinion that limits length when adding to a blessing for individual needs, while other authorities clarify that this restriction is limited to within the Amidah itself.
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