Does omitting Shem in the closing (chatimah) of a beracha that has both an opening and closing invalidate the beracha?
Synopsis
The Mishnah Berurah rules that omitting the Name in the closing of a long beracha is equivalent to not having made a closing at all, invalidating the beracha.
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