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The Viddui, which means “confession,” is a prayer recited just before Yom Kippur, and repeated many times throughout the holiday. During the Viddui, worshipers gently beat themselves on the chest for each transgression listed.
This prayer of confession is repeated multiple times throughout the Day of Atonement. The following is the text of the opening section (known as the Ashamnu) of the traditional Ashkenazic Viddui prayer for Yom Kippur. The full text can be found.
Ten times during Yom Kippur, we recite the confessional (in Hebrew, Viddui, sometimes also called the Ashamnu prayer). In this familiar acrostic, the first letter of each sin named corresponds to a letter of the Hebrew alphabet, with the final letter of the alphabet repeated, for a total of 23 sins.
Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. It is a time for reflection, repentance, forgiveness, and connection to G‑d. As such, a Yom Kippur prayerbook (known as a Machzor) contains a variety of prayers and readings, including the confessional prayers and prayers for forgiveness.
Incline our hearts to have awe for your name, And circumcise our hearts to love you. That we may return to you in truth, And with a complete heart; And for the sake of your name, the big one, Pardon and forgive our immoralities, According to the words of your holy one: “Pardon my immoralities, YHVH!
Viduy, confession, is an integral part of the Yom Kippur service; we say it each of the five times we pray the Shemoneh Esrei on Yom Kippur, both in the individual Shemoneh Esrei (at the end) and in the repetition of each Shemoneh Esrei (in the middle) by the chazzan.
Viddui is a confessional prayer whose recitation is one of the core requirements of Yom Kippur. The term itself means confession, but it actually encompasses much more. Viddui comes from the same Hebrew root as the words for thank, acknowledge and admit.
Yom Kippur Prayers and Services. The afternoon service on the eve of Yom Kippur sets the tone for the prayers of Yom Kippur, in that the confession is said at the end of the (silent) Amidah. There are five services on Yom Kippur itself: (a) Kol Nidrei and Ma’ariv. (b) Shacharit.
The special Yom Kippur Amidah (standing prayer) incorporates a lengthy confession of sins. This confession is recited silently, and with each sin that we confess, we lightly knock our chest—the domicile of the heart, the seat of our passions and impulses—with our fist.
The confession (viduy) is the central prayer of the Yom Kippur service. It is recited ten times, twice in each of the five services, corresponding to the ten times the High Priest (Kohen Gadol) would say the Tetragrammaton Name of G-d during the Temple service on Yom Kippur.