Kol Nidrei ve’esarei va-haramei, v’konamei, v’khinuyei v’kinusei, u-sh’vu·ot, dindarna, u-d’ishtabana, u-d’aharimna,
v’da-asarna al nafshatana, mi-yom kippurim zeh, ad yom kippurim
ha-ba aleinu l’tovah kul’hon iharatna v’hon, kul’hon y’hon sh’ran, sh’vikin sh’vitin, b’teilin u-m’vutalin, la sharirin v’la kayamin. Nidrana la nidrei, ve-esarana la esarei, u-sh’vu·atana la sh’vu·ot.
All vows, renunciations, bans, oaths, formulas of obligation, pledges, and promises that we vow or promise to ourselves and to God from this Yom Kippur to the next – may it approach us for good – we hereby retract. May they all be undone, repealed, cancelled, voided, annulled, and regarded as neither valid nor binding. Our vows shall not be considered vows; our renunciations shall not be considered renunciations; and our promises shall not be considered promises.
All vows--
all promises and pledges--
that we have made to ourselves
and that no longer serve
for the good--
may their grip be loosened
that we be present of mind and heart
to the urgency of the hour.
Cantor Azi Schwartz of Park Avenue SynagogueNew York, New York
Cantor Azi Schwartz is the Senior Cantor of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York, and is a world-renowned vocal performer and
recording artist whose music reaches Jewish and interfaith audiences internationally.
Azi has performed at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden; on PBS and on Richard Gere’s movie 'Norman'; and for Pope Francis.
He has released nine albums of Jewish liturgical music....more
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