Kol Nidre

KOLNIDRE  ISTHESTRANGESTPRAYEREVERTO ENTER THE PRAYERBOOK .

NOTLEASTBECAUSEITISN’TAPRAYER,

ITISALEGALFORMULAFORANNULMENTOFWOWS,

ANDTHEFIRSTTIMEWEHEARFROMIT,  ITHASBEENALREADYOPPOSED .

THE FIRSTTIMEWEHEARABOUTKOLNIDRE ,  ITISINTHE8THCENTURY.

 

THEGAONIMANDTHERISHONIMWEREAGAINSTITALLTHEWAYTHROUGH .

ITISNOTRIGHTTOSAY,  ITDOESNOTBELONGTHERE,

BUT,  SOMEHOW,  KOLNIDREHASOUTLIVEDALLIT’SCRITICSAND  

THEBIGQUESTIONISWHY ?

FOREVERYONEITISTHECENTEROFYOMKIPPUR’SPRAYER !!!!

 

THEREARE4BASICOBJECTIONSWHATEXITSABOUTKOLNIDRE :

 

OBJECTION( 1 ) 

              ITISNOTAPRAYER ,

ITISALEGALDOCUMENT,

 

ITDOESNOTMENTIONTHENAMEOFG’D,

IT’SAFORMULAFORTHEANULLMENTOFWOWSANDIT DOESNOT TOASERVICEPRAYERATALL

 

OBJECTION( 2 )

THERISHONIMANDTHEGAONIMASKEDTHEQUESTION:

CANYOUDOATARATNEDARIM ,  CANYOURELEASEWOWSFORANENTIRECOMMUNITY!

THEWAYITISUSUALLYDONE,

YOUGOTOABETHDIN, THEYWILLASKYOUHUNDREDSOFQUESTIONS.

THEYWILLGIVE   YOUAHARDTIMEANDTHENYOUANNULYOURWOWS !

 

 

OBJECTION( 3 )

ISITRIGHTTODOSUCHATHING ?

CANYOUTHINKOFANYTHING,  WHYITISRIGHTTODOSUCHATHING ?

WHATHAPPENSWHENEVRYYEARWEGETOUR WOWSANNULLED ?

 

THEDANGERIS :

 

WECANTAKEWOWS,

WECOMEYOMKIPPURANDWECANUNDOIT !!!!

 

THEREFORE,  THE GUEMARAISQUESTIONINGTHEATARATNEADRIMIN AMYROUTINEWAY,  BECAUSE   ITWILLLEADPEOPLETOTAKENEDARIM,  WOWS,  LIGHTLY !!!

 

JUDAISM, ISARELIGIONOFHOLYWORDS !

 

OBJECTION( 4 )

DOWENEEDTODOATARATNEDARIM ?

ANDHERETHEPOINTISVERYSIMPLE !

 

WEJUSTHAVEDONEIT !

 

WHENDOWEDOIT?

EREV R”H,  AFTERPRAYER,  WESTAYBEHIND

SAMEEREV YOMKIPPUR !!!!!

 

ITDOESNOTSAYANYWHEREDOIT ONYOMKIPPUR !!!!

 

 

  • ITISNOTAPRAYER ,
  • ITISNOTTHEWAYTODOSO ,
  • ITISNOTTHERIGHTTHINGTODOSO ,
  • ITISNONEEDTODOSO ,

 

 

WHATISITTHENFOR ????????

 

ONYOMKIPPUR,  ACERTAINGROUPOFJEWS,  CAMETOSHUL.

AGROUPOFJEWSWHOWEREUNDERPRESSUREAND   HADTOCONVERTINTOANOTHERFAITH ,  ANDPRACTICEDJUDAISMINSECRET !

 

ONCEAYEAR,  THESECONVERTS   CAME TOSHUL ,  DECLAREDTHEIRBELIEFTO ONEG”DINSECRET ,  ANDUSEDKOLNIDREASAMEANS   OFCANCELINGTHEIRWOWSOFFIDELITYTOANOTHERRELIGION .

 

KOLNIDRE ,  ANEMOTIFPOWER!!!!!

 

SINCEROSHHASHANA ,  WEARERECITINGSEVERALTIMES :

 

AVINUMALKENU !

 

OURFATHER ,  OURKING !

 

BEFOREBEINGOURKING,  G”DISOURFATHER ,

 

 

MAYG”DOURKING ,  OURFATHERLISTENTOOURPRAYERS  

AND ,

WISHYOUALLGMARCHATIMATOVAANDANEASYFASTING