Commentary for Avodah Zarah 15:2
אמר רב יהודה אמר שמואל הלכה שואל אדם צרכיו בשומע תפלה אמר רב יהודה בריה דרב שמואל בר שילת משמיה דרב אע"פ שאמרו שואל אדם צרכיו בשומע תפלה אבל אם בא לומר בסוף כל ברכה וברכה מעין כל ברכה וברכה אומר
Judah said in the name of Shmuel: The halakhah is that one should pray for his personal needs at the blessing [concluding with], “Who hears prayer.” Judah the son of Shmuel b. Shilat said in the name of Rav: Even though it was said one should pray for his personal needs at the blessing [concluding with], “Who hears prayer,” nevertheless, if he is wants to say at the of any of the blessing an addition similar to that blessing, he may do so.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
While one generally asks for one’s needs during “who hears prayer,” it is permitted to add on to each blessing personal requests connected to the theme of that blessing. Thus, for instance, if one had a test, one could add a request to have the wisdom to do well on the test, at the end of the blessing for wisdom.
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