[Avodah] havdallah, and other berachos

[Zev Sero]

On 14/08/2011 2:49 AM, Harvey Benton wrote:
> what is the history of the berachos that we have, including the shemone
> esre, [the extra] v'malshinim, the shabbas candles bracha, chanukah candles
> bracha, matza bracha on pesache, etc,
> do they all have the same validity as the original shemone esre?

Brachos are one of the seven mitzvos derabanan (whose mnemonic I can never
remember :-) )

Sh"E, and the concept of prescribing a rough nusach hatefilah in general,
is from Anshei Knesset Hagedolah.

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