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Kol Ni·dre
/ˌkōl ˈnēdrā/noun
- 1. an Aramaic prayer annulling vows made before God, sung by Jewish people at the opening of the Day of Atonement service on the eve of Yom Kippur.
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Kol Nidre / ˈ k ɔː l n ɪ ˈ d r eɪ / (also known as Kol Nidrey or Kol Nidrei; Aramaic: כָּל נִדְרֵי kāl niḏrē) is a Hebrew and Aramaic declaration which is recited in the synagogue before the beginning of the evening service on the night of Yom Kippur ("Day of Atonement"). Strictly speaking, it is not a prayer, even though ...
Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 (also known as All Vows, the meaning of the phrase in Aramaic), is a composition for cello and orchestra written by Max Bruch.
Yom Kippur is considered a day of Jewish unity. In Kol Nidre, in which vows are released, vows of excommunication against sinning Jews were similarly lifted and these "transgressors" were allowed to pray alongside other Jews. According to the Talmud, "Any fast in which Jewish sinners do not also participate is not a valid fast".
A few years back Pace University in Pleasantville made news when a PBS documentary produced by Professor Allen Oren called "18 Voices Sing Kol Nidre," explored that sacred Jewish chant.
Kol Nidre: כל‑נדרי A prayer recited in the synagogue at the beginning of the evening service on Yom Kippur (יום כיפור ), the Day of Atonement. It is a declaration of absolution from vows taken, to free the congregants from guilt due to unfulfilled vows during the previous (and coming) year. Kabalat Shabbat: קבלת ...
As a general rule, the biblical Jewish holidays (Sabbath, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot and Purim) are observed as public holidays in Israel. Chanukah is a school holiday, but businesses remain open. On Tisha B'Av, restaurants and places of entertainment are closed.
In Judaism, the High Holy Days, also known as High Holidays or Days of Awe ( Yamim Noraim; Hebrew: יָמִים נוֹרָאִים, Yāmīm Nōrāʾīm) consist of: strictly, the holidays of Rosh Hashanah ("Jewish New Year") and Yom Kippur ("Day of Atonement"); by extension, the period of ten days including those holidays, known also as the Ten ...
The question of the trustworthiness of the Jewish oath was intimately connected with the meaning that Christian authorities assigned to the Kol Nidre prayer, recited by Jews on Yom Kippur, and the whole of the legislation regarding the oath was characteristic of the attitude of medieval states toward their Jewish subjects.
Avinu Malkeinu. Live recording of Avinu Malkeinu during Yom Kippur Morning Service at the Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem. Avinu Malkeinu ( Hebrew: אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ; "Our Father, Our King") is a Jewish prayer recited during Jewish services during the Ten Days of Repentance, from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur inclusive.
t. e. A man blowing a shofar. The blowing of the shofar ( Hebrew: תקיעת שופר, Hebrew pronunciation: [t (e)kiˈ (ʔ)at ʃoˈfaʁ]) is a ritual performed by Jews on Rosh Hashanah. The shofar is a musical horn, typically made of a ram 's horn. Jewish law requires that the shofar be blown 30 times on each day of Rosh Hashanah, and by ...