Kol Nidre
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Kol Nidre is a solemn Aramaic declaration recited at the onset of Yom Kippur that focuses on the annulment of personal vows and sets the tone for the day’s introspection and repentance.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
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liturgical text → |
| alsoLanguage |
Hebrew
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| associatedConcept |
atonement
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divine mercy → teshuvah → |
| associatedWith |
Day of Atonement
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| calendarContext |
10th of Tishrei
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| category |
High Holy Day prayer
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| criticizedBy |
some medieval Christian polemicists
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| defendedBy |
Jewish legal authorities
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| doesNotAnnul |
civil obligations
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criminal liability → interpersonal obligations → |
| hasVariant |
Ashkenazi rite version
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Italian rite version → Sephardi rite version → Yemenite rite version → |
| historicalLanguageLayer |
Aramaic core text
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Hebrew additions → |
| influenced |
classical music compositions
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| language |
Aramaic
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| legalScope |
oaths
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personal vows → self-imposed obligations → |
| liturgicalFunction |
sets spiritual tone for Yom Kippur
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| liturgicalOccasion |
Yom Kippur
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| liturgicalPosition |
opening service of Yom Kippur
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| musicalCharacteristic |
melismatic melody
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| musicalForm |
cantorial chant
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| musicalMode |
Ahavah Rabbah mode
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| notableAdaptation |
Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” Op. 47
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| performedBy |
cantor
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| recitedBy |
Ashkenazi Jews
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Jewish congregations → Mizrahi Jews → Sephardi Jews → |
| religiousTradition |
Judaism
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| ritualAction |
Torah scrolls are removed from the ark
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congregation stands → |
| ritualLeaderPosition |
cantor stands before the ark
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| setting |
synagogue
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| subjectOf |
halakhic debate
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| textType |
declaration
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legal formula → |
| theme |
annulment of vows
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introspection → repentance → |
| timeOfRecitation |
sunset at the beginning of Yom Kippur
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| tone |
solemn
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Yom Kippur
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centralPrayerService |
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The Jazz Singer (1927 film)
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featuresSong |
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Machzor
("Kol Nidrei service")
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