Ashamnu

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Ashamnu is a traditional Jewish confessional prayer, recited in alphabetical order as part of the Yom Kippur liturgy to collectively acknowledge sins and seek forgiveness.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish prayer
penitential prayer
addressedTo God NERFINISHED
alphabeticalOrder Hebrew alphabet
associatedConcept Aseret Yemei Teshuvah NERFINISHED
Vidui
Yom Kippur NERFINISHED
teshuvah
category High Holy Day prayer
Jewish liturgical poetry
collectiveNature communal confession
confessionType short confession
gesture worshippers beat their chest
grammaticalPerson first person plural
hasForm list of sins
language Hebrew
liturgicalPosition Amidah repetition on Yom Kippur
private Amidah in some rites
liturgicalStatus standard part of High Holy Day services
liturgicalUse Selichot services
Ten Days of Repentance NERFINISHED
Yom Kippur NERFINISHED
daily prayers in some communities
originPeriod rabbinic era (approximate)
partOf High Holy Day Machzor NERFINISHED
Vidui
Yom Kippur liturgy NERFINISHED
pronounUsed we
purpose acknowledging sins
seeking divine mercy
spiritual self-examination
recitationMode congregational
often chanted responsively
relatedPrayer Al Chet
religiousTradition Judaism
repetition recited multiple times on Yom Kippur
structure acrostic
textType piyyut
theme collective responsibility
confession of sins
repentance
seeking forgiveness
timeOfYear Tishrei NERFINISHED
usedBy Ashkenazi Jews NERFINISHED
Mizrahi Jews NERFINISHED
Sephardi Jews NERFINISHED

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