Is one required to juxtapose the blessing of Redemption (Ga-al Yisrael) directly to the Amidah prayer without any interruption?
Synopsis
The Gemara and all major codifiers require placing the Amidah immediately after the blessing of Ga-al Yisrael. The question is how absolute this requirement is and what its rabbinic basis is.
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