Unetaneh Tokef
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Unetaneh Tokef is a central, emotionally powerful Jewish prayer recited during the High Holy Day services that reflects on divine judgment, human mortality, and the possibility of repentance.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
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piyyut → |
| associatedConcept |
Divine decree
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Heavenly court → Sefer HaChaim → Sefer HaMavet → Yom HaDin → |
| centralMessage |
human destiny is subject to divine judgment but can be affected by repentance, prayer, and charity
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| emotionalCharacter |
awe-inspiring
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emotionally intense → solemn → |
| geographicOriginHypothesis |
Ashkenaz (German lands)
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| historicalAttribution |
Rabbi Amnon of Mainz
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| historicalAttributionStatus |
legendary
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| influenced |
contemporary Jewish poetry
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modern Jewish liturgical music → |
| language |
Hebrew
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| liturgicalOccasion |
Rosh Hashanah
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Yom Kippur → |
| liturgicalPosition |
Kedushat HaYom section
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Musaf service → |
| liturgicalSeason |
High Holy Days
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| musicalSetting |
various traditional melodies
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| openingWords |
Unetaneh Tokef kedushat hayom
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| periodOfComposition |
medieval era
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| recitedBy |
Ashkenazi Jewish communities
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many Conservative Jewish communities → many Reform Jewish communities → some Sephardi communities → |
| referencedIn |
Holocaust memorial services
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modern Israeli culture → |
| religiousFunction |
affirmation of divine sovereignty
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call to repentance → reflection on mortality → |
| religiousTradition |
Judaism
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| structureSection |
But repentance, prayer, and charity avert the evil decree passage
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Who shall live and who shall die passage → description of divine judgment → |
| textualGenre |
High Holy Day piyyut
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| theme |
Book of Life
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God as King → charity → divine judgment → fate → human mortality → prayer → repentance → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Yamim Noraim
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associatedPrayer |
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Aseret Yemei Teshuvah
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associatedWith |
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Machzor
("Unetaneh Tokef prayer")
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includesSection |
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High Holy Days
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liturgicalElement |
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Unetaneh Tokef
("Unetaneh Tokef kedushat hayom")
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openingWords |