Al Chet
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Al Chet is a traditional Jewish confessional prayer recited on Yom Kippur that enumerates communal sins and seeks divine forgiveness.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
ⓘ
confessional prayer ⓘ penitential prayer ⓘ |
| addressedTo | God ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Vidui (confessional prayer)
ⓘ
surface form:
Yom Kippur confession
teshuvah ⓘ |
| audience | Jewish worshippers ⓘ |
| category |
Yom Kippur liturgy
ⓘ
penitential piyyut ⓘ |
| confessionType | communal confession ⓘ |
| function |
enumeration of sins
ⓘ
moral introspection ⓘ seeking atonement ⓘ |
| genre | liturgical confession ⓘ |
| includes |
interpersonal sins
ⓘ
ritual sins ⓘ sins of action ⓘ sins of speech ⓘ sins of thought ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalBook | Machzor ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext |
High Holy Days
ⓘ
Yom Kippur Maariv service ⓘ Yom Kippur Mincha service ⓘ Yom Kippur prayers ⓘ
surface form:
Yom Kippur Musaf service
Yom Kippur Shacharit service ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Nusach Ashkenaz
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashkenazi rite
Sephardi-Mizrahi prayer rite ⓘ
surface form:
Mizrahi rite
Sephardi rite ⓘ |
| mood | penitential ⓘ |
| openingWords | Al chet shechatanu lefanecha ⓘ |
| recitationMode |
congregational
ⓘ
responsive ⓘ |
| recitedOn |
Tisha BAv
ⓘ
surface form:
Tisha B'Av
Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| relatedPrayer |
Ashamnu
ⓘ
Vidui ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| repetition | recited multiple times during Yom Kippur services ⓘ |
| scope |
communal sins
ⓘ
individual sins ⓘ |
| structure |
alphabetical acrostic
ⓘ
list of sins ⓘ |
| theme |
confession of sins
ⓘ
divine forgiveness ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | Tishrei ⓘ |
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