Kol Nidre
- the prayer declaring a release from religious vows and obligations that were made unintentionally or under duress: it is recited in synagogues at the opening of Yom Kippur eve services
- the traditional music to which this is sung
See Kol Nidre in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kōl nĭdˈrā, -rə, kôl nē-drāˈ)
noun Judaism - An opening prayer recited on the eve of Yom Kippur, retroactively or preemptively declaring the annulment of all personal vows made to God in the previous or following year.
- The melody to which such a prayer is chanted.