Unit 10: Judaism - Practices (Key Prayers / Blessings)

• Shema

A prayer which affirms the Jewish belief on One God, found in Deuteronomy 6 and used in Jewish daily prayer. 

• Amidah

"The Standing Prayer". It is the central prayer in Jewish worship and comprises of 18 "blessings" in total:

1. The first 3 blessings praise God, inspire the worshipper and ask for God's mercy. 

2. The middle 13 blessings are prayers of petition and intercession (requests for God's help). 6 of these are personal requests, 6 are community requests and the final request is…