Is the verse 'Hashem Sefatai Tiftach' (Lord, open my lips) considered an interruption between Redemption and the Amidah?
Synopsis
All authorities agree that 'Hashem Sefatai' is not an interruption between Redemption and Prayer, because the Rabbis instituted it as an integral part of the Amidah itself.
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