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Knowledge Base » Calendar, The Jewish » Yom Kippur » Kol Nidrei
Kol Nidrei: (lit. "all the vows"); solemn prayer opening the evening service of Yom Kippur |
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Why is the Kol Nidre considered the holiest of Jewish prayers?
By Naftali Silberberg
According to kabbalah, the Kol Nidre is more than a technical vow-annulment procedure. Rather, by releasing our vows we are asking G‑d to reciprocate in kind...
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Study » Q&A » Why is the Kol Nidre considered the holiest of Jewish prayers?
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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...
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Guide » On Yom Kippur » A Step-by-Step Yom Kippur Guide
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A Far Reaching Whisper
By Chana Weisberg
"The problem began," at this point Esther's voice is lowered into almost a whisper, "when my wonderful daughter met a man whom she planned to marry—and he wasn't Jewish..."
Blogs » Let's Go For Coffee » A Far Reaching Whisper
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My Father's Machzor
By Zushe Greenberg
In 1951, my father, Rabbi Moshe Greenberg, was 20 years old and a prisoner in a Soviet labor camp in Siberia. That Yom Kippur, he faithfully prayed all the day's prayers. All, that is, except for Kol Nidrei
Library » Stories » Contemporary » My Father's Machzor
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Kol Nidrei - Yom Kippur Eve
Kol Nidrei, the prayer which ushers in the holy day of Yom Kippur, is perhaps the most famous one in our liturgy...
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Guide » On Yom Kippur » Services At A Glance » Kol Nidrei - Yom Kippur Eve
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Labels are for Suits
By Shalom Paltiel
Orthodox. Conservative. Reform. Reconstructionist. Secular. Religious... Where did all these labels come from? Did Moses organize the people around Mt Sinai in accordance with their denominational affiliations?
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Study » Essays » Labels are for Suits
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