Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Berakhot 66:8

אטו כל השנה כולה מי עבדינן כר' עקיבא דהשתא ניקו ונעביד כוותיה כל השנה כולה מאי טעמא לא עבדינן כרבי עקיבא דתמני סרי תקון תשסרי לא תקון הכא נמי שב תקון תמני לא תקון

"Do we, then, act in accordance with R. 'Akiba the whole year, that we should now agree and act in accord with his view? Why do we not act in agreement with R. 'Akiba the whole year? Because eighteen benedictions were instituted, not nineteen; and so here also, seven benedictions were instituted, not eight."

Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot

Viz. the three introductory and three concluding benedictions of the Tefillah and the benediction for the Festival. Cf. above fol. 29 a, p. 192.
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