Kol Nidrei is NOT About Promises (5776)
Kol Nidrei.
Tonight’s service is named for this prayer that we heard toward the beginning of our service. Kol Nidrei is so powerful, so important, so meaningful – that we stand during its threefold recitation. In fact, it is only during the singing of Kol Nidrei that we take all of our Torahs scrolls out of the ark and stand before their holy words, messages and inspirations. You may not know the name of Moses’ wife, you may not know the difference between the Mishna and the Talmud, but I bet that you can hum the beginning of the haunting melody of Kol Nidrei.