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JEWISH PRAYER: Addressing God

Jewish prayer has evolved from scattered supplications in the Bible to a vast, codified tradition today. Rabbis and cantors often lead formal prayer services in synagogues, but Jewish prayers, particularly blessings, can be recited anywhere, sanctifying everything from eating a sandwich to seeing a rainbow.

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