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שולחן ערוך, אורח חיים קט״ו

Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 115

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טעם ברכת אתה חונן. ובו סעיף אחד:מפני שמותר האדם מן הבהמה הוא הבינה והשכל קבעו ברכת אתה חונן ראש לאמצעיו' שאם אין בינה אין תפלה :

The reason for the blessing of "Ata Chonein" ["You grace humanity with knowledge", the fourth blessing of the weekday Amidah]. Containing 1 S'if:Since humanity's advantage over animals is understanding and intellect, they established the blessing of "Ata Chonein" as the first of the [the Amidah's] middle [blessings] since if we do not have understanding, there is no [capacity for] prayer.

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Maginei Eretz: Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Lemberg, 1893 · Public Domain · Edition source

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