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Kol Nidre / ˈ k ɔː l n ɪ ˈ d r eɪ / (also known as Kol Nidrei or Kol Nidrey; [1] Aramaic: כָּל נִדְרֵי kāl niḏrē) is an Aramaic declaration which begins Yom Kippur services in the synagogue. Strictly speaking, it is not a prayer, even though it is commonly spoken of as if it were a prayer.
After its composition, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel approved the prayer's inclusion into the Jewish prayer service. [4] After the Six Day War in 1967, Israel became an integral part of the organized American Jewish community and the Jewish diaspora. This was reflected by greater incorporation of Israel into the prayer service of the major ...
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/or coming) year.
The actual Kol Nidre declaration, on which the first track is based, begins the order of service of Yom Kippur in the yearly cycle of Jewish religious observance. Despite the subtitle and popular name, the remaining tracks of the album are based on a mix of Christian and Jewish liturgies .
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.
In 1890, Most delivered the Kol Nidre, and in 1891, Hillel Solotaroff and Lewis spoke. In New England, Moshe Katz gave a Kol Nidre sermon on religion's evolution, and in Philadelphia, a police raid on the event led to two arrests for incitation to riot. [2]
However, promises to make donations are allowed. Among synagogues in the United States, donations are often sought during the Kol Nidre service, called the "Kol Nidre Appeal," often via a pledge card, where the amount of the donation is represented by a paper tab that can be bent down in the amount of donation desired. [7]
It is styled as an Adagio on 2 Hebrew Melodies for Cello and Orchestra with Harp and consists of a series of variations on two main themes of Jewish origin. [4] The first theme, which also lends the piece its title, comes from the Kol Nidre declaration, which is recited during the evening service on Yom Kippur.