Why do the berachot of the Amidah (Shemoneh Esreh) not include the formula 'Melech haOlam'?
Synopsis
Several authorities explain why the Amidah berachot lack 'Melech haOlam'. The Rosh (cited by Beit Yosef) explains that the first beracha's reference to 'haEl haGadol' functions as Malkhut, and all subsequent berachot are drawn after it as berachot semuchot. The Rokeach (cited by Taz and Aruch HaShulchan) offers a different reason: the Amidah is prayer (tefilah), not thanksgiving, and therefore the Malkhut formula was not instituted for it.
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