Eighteen Benedictions

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The Eighteen Benedictions is a central Jewish prayer consisting of a series of blessings recited in the daily Amidah service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish prayer
part of the Amidah
series of blessings
associatedWith Men of the Great Assembly
Rabban Gamaliel II
surface form: Rabban Gamliel II
centralTheme peace
redemption of Israel
relationship between God and the Jewish people
request for mercy and sustenance
sanctification of God
currentNumberOfBlessings 19
halakhicStatus obligatory weekday prayer
hasAlternativeName Amidah
Standing Prayer
hasHebrewName Amidah
surface form: Shemoneh Esreh

שמונה עשרה
includes blessings of petition
blessings of praise
blessings of thanksgiving
includesBlessing Torah veAvodah
surface form: Avodah

Barech Aleinu
Birkot HaShachar
surface form: Birkat Avot

Birkat Hashanim
surface form: Birkat HaShanim

Gevurot
Hoda’ah
Kedushah of U’va leTzion
surface form: Kedushat Hashem

Refa’einu
Shema Koleinu
Sim Shalom
language Hebrew
liturgicalContext daily Jewish prayer service
weekday Amidah
liturgicalPosition core of the Amidah
liturgicalPosture recited facing Jerusalem
recited while standing
numberOfOriginalBlessings 18
originPeriod Second Temple period
recitationFrequency three times daily on weekdays
recitedBy observant Jews
recitedIn Ma’ariv
Mincha
Shacharit
religiousTradition Judaism
section final blessings of thanksgiving
first three blessings of praise
middle blessings of petition
shortenedForm Tefillat Musaf
surface form: Amidah of Musaf

Musaf of Shabbat
surface form: Amidah of Shabbat

Amidah
surface form: Amidah of festivals
structure series of blessings

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Amidah alsoKnownAs Eighteen Benedictions
Birkot HaShachar includesBlessing Eighteen Benedictions
this entity surface form: Blessing "Who straightens the bent"