Al Chet

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Al Chet: (lit. "for the sin"); a pro forma confession of sins in alphabetic order, recited on Yom Kippur

The Text of Al Chet

The "Al Chet" confession of sins is said ten times in the course of the Yom Kippur services...

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Why the Continuous Confession? Al Chet

By Levi Brackman

Since at this moment we are full of remorse and are confessing our sins, G-d forgives us. What happened in the past and what may happen in the future is irrelevant.

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Al Chet: Confession of Sins Audio

By Nissan Dovid Dubov

The Al Chet prayer, confession of sins, is said numerous times in the course of the Yom Kippur services: examine the individual confessions enumerated in the text.

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A Step-by-Step Yom Kippur Guide

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 . . .

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