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Sunday, June 25, 2006

Kol Nidre & Fringes

We usually only wear the tallit at morning or day services when Torah is read. But we do wear the tallit on the night when Kol Nidre is said.

Kol Nidre is read prior to the service and the sunset. So you CAN see the fringes as they remind you of the mitzvot.



I found a good explaination on a site:

"A tallit is traditionally worn at the evening Kol Nidre Yom Kippur service. The Kol Nidre service takes its name from the Kol Nidre prayer that is recited at the very beginning of the service. This prayer asks for the absolution of vows and oaths forced upon us under duress. It pulls at the emotions, evoking images of forced conversions and martyrdom.

The Talmud explicitly forbids asking for the absolution of vows on a Yom Tov [Jewish Holiday] such as Yom Kippur. Therefore according to Jewish tradition, the Kol Nidre prayer that requests the absolution of vows cannot be said on Yom Kippur. The traditional practice is to recite Kol Nidre before Yom Kippur actually starts, during daylight. [Jewish days officially start at sunset.] Over the course of time, It became customary to put on a tallit for Kol Nidre since it was still daylight, and leave it on throughout the entire evening Yom Kippur service."


Link: more information on when we wear the tallit

Link: A good site with details about the Tallit

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