We are returning after the winter break for three additional meetings, to take place in January. In the first two of these meetings (Jan. 2 and Jan. 9) our intention is to cover the intermediate section of the Shemoneh Esreh, first the bakashot regarding individual needs and aspirations, and then the bakashot regarding communal/national needs and aspirations. The final meeting will be focused on the third and last section of the Shemoneh Esreh, where the centerpiece is the blessing of thanks (מודים אנחנו לך).
In this session, we will complete and wrap up the discussion we began previously, concerning the three bakashot of individual spiritual needs and aspirations (blessings #4, 5, and 6). Then we will move forward to discuss the three blessings of bakashot for individual material needs/wants (#7, 8, and 9). For both of these triplets we will pay close attention to the plain meaning of the text in order to suggest the basic direction intended by the authors of the Tefila.
I have posted a few sources that we will examine during the session. They are mostly verses from Tanach.