With its heart-opening melody and complicated text, the Kol Nidre prayer is so consequential that the entire service in which it is recited has taken on its name. One of the most difficult aspects of teshuvah is figuring out what to leave behind and what to carry forward with us.
Do we simply write off past failures and press the reset button? Or do we enter into the new year with full consciousness of our failings and preemptively try to address them for the future?
We will explore this question through an analysis of the history of Kol Nidre, one of our most famous and most confusing pieces of liturgy. Randy Herman said that, in the past, some rabbis have found the liturgy of the Kol Nidre prayer to be problematic, as some could potentially interpret it as permitting congregants to take their vows less than seriously.
For centuries, the precise content of Kol Nidre likely varied from one community to another, until the invention of the printing press in the 15th century, which permitted the codification of Jewish liturgy, Blatt said. He explained that Aramaic was the spoken, conversational language of many Jewish communities as far back as years ago.
As it happens, Kol Nidre is in good company, as the Kaddish is Aramaic as well, in addition to a few other prayers recited during the Jewish year. As for Donald Herman, he continued listening to his son singing Kol Nidre until , when he had reached his 90s and was approaching the end of his life. Before his return flight the next day, he asked his father if he would like him to sing Kol Nidre there, and he received an enthusiastic yes. That evening was the last time Donald Herman was out of bed, and after a second visit from his son a few days later, he became unresponsive and later died.
Randy Herman takes comfort in knowing that his father died on Shabbat, which is interpreted by some as God calling the holy to return, and that he died just after Yom Kippur, which can be taken as a sign of dying spiritually clean. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Your voluntary contribution supports our efforts to deliver content that engages and helps strengthen the Jewish community in the greater Baltimore area.
Temple past presidents carry the Torah scrolls into the congregation for our first Kol Nidre in our rededicated space. Rich is also introducing the morning Torah reading, Nitzavim , Deuteronomy Extend your stay in holy space with the moving words and melodies of the Unetanah Tokef and confessions, as well as the rabbi's Yom Kippur Guided Meditation.
We will be offering a hybrid program, so come be with us outside weather dependent or join via Zoom:. What can you do to help make the world a more loving and just place? What are you ready to do different this year?
Come chat, think together, imagine, and inspire each other. Yom Kippur is a full mind-body experience. In addition to praying in the sanctuary, HBT extends an invitation to you to open your heart to teshuva return to wholeness in a variety of ways: yoga, discussion, meditation.
From to 5pm. All activities are scheduled to be in-person. We will make an effort to hold them outdoors. If the program is indoors, we will ask everyone attending to verify that you are vaccinated, and to wear a mask. Chair Yoga with Laurie Rotman - pm. Further enhance your Yom Kippur experience with an easy chair yoga session to let go of the chattering mind and relax the body. We will incorporate breath work and gentle poses to heighten the connection between our minds and bodies, and to explore the High Holiday themes of awareness and compassionate self-forgiveness.
No yoga experience, special clothing or props are needed. Led by Josh Frank - - pm. How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X.
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