To know that in just about 48 hours as Yom Kippur comes in we will once again hear this haunting melody as the gates to heaven are opened wide to hear our pleas is awe-inspiring
Kol Nidrees la música tradicional que se toca en la víspera de la festividad judía más sagrada, Yom Kippur. Esta pieza presenta a Jacqueline du Pré (violonchelo), Gerald Moore (piano), Ray Jesson (órgano), Osian Ellis (arpa) y John Williams (guitarra). Los escritos, las artes visuales y la fotografía en esta presentación son creaciones de Matthew Schwartz.
Nice! A clarification: It's not "played", obviously (as playing musical instruments is strictly forbidden on Yom Kippur) but sung by the cantor/chazzan and the entire congregation. The prayer (one of the few in Aramaic rather than Hebrew: the Kaddish is the best-known other example) annuls vows from human to G-d, whether made under duress or voluntarily. Vows between ourselves *cannot* be annulled in this manner.