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Kol Nidrei

TefillahShabbos & Yom Tov

A teaching ofRav Hai Gaon of Pumpedisaהרב האי בן שרירא מפומבדיתא

Rav Hai opposed the absolute annulment of vows on the eve of Yom Kippur. In his wording of Kol Nidrei, we pray that the Lord of Heaven absolve and pardon vows that were not fulfilled through neglect or under constraint.

Source: His formulation of the Kol Nidrei prayer

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