[Avodah] 'Al Hanisim

[Zev Sero]

Jonathan Baker wrote:

> Baer notes that almost all old siddurim, both Ashkenazic and Sphardic,
> don't use V'al, but Al.  He notes that even those few commentators (Mateh
> Moshe and a couple of others) who add the Vav only do so in Benching, where
> there is a string of V'als.  In Shmoneh Esreh, though, the string of V'als
> is broken by Hatov ki lo calu rachamecha vehamerachem ki lo tamu chasadecha.

Then whence the continuation "ve'al kulam"?

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