{"id":10265,"date":"2014-05-07T00:10:03","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T21:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=10265"},"modified":"2020-09-15T12:12:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T09:12:24","slug":"15-07-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/15-07-10\/","title":{"rendered":"10. Accepting Yom Kippur: Kol Nidrei<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we have seen, there is a mitzva to add from the mundane to the sacred and to accept the holiness of the day before shki\u2019a<\/em>. This acceptance needs to be verbalized. There are two customs regarding when this is done in synagogues, based on when Kol Nidrei<\/em> is finished.<\/p>\n

Some congregations make sure to finish Kol Nidrei<\/em> before shki\u2019a<\/em>, as there is a principle that we do not annul vows on Shabbat unless doing so meets some Shabbat need (Shabbat<\/em> 157a). Since this principle applies to Yom Kippur as well, Kol Nidrei<\/em> should not recited on Yom Kippur itself. True, some maintain that Kol Nidrei<\/em> is primarily meant to neutralize future vows (5:12 above) and thus is not considered nullification of vows; nevertheless, others maintain that it is similar to the annulling of vows, and therefore should not be recited once the day has begun (Rema 619:1; MB ad loc<\/em>. 5). These congregations should accept the day\u2019s holiness with the recitation of She-he\u1e25eyanu<\/em> at the conclusion of Kol Nidrei.<\/em> Since this berakha<\/em> expresses our thanks for this day, it is an appropriate time to accept the day\u2019s sanctity. Even though on other holidays we recite She-he\u1e25eyanu<\/em> over wine at kiddush<\/em>, on Yom Kippur, when we do not recite kiddush<\/em> over wine, we recite She-he\u1e25eyanu<\/em> at its onset (Eruvin<\/em> 40b; SA 619:1).<\/p>\n

Most congregations, however, finish Kol Nidrei<\/em> after shki\u2019a<\/em>, with some even starting it after shki\u2019a<\/em>. Even though the halakha <\/em>is that we do not annul vows on Shabbat, when it meets a Shabbat need it is permitted. Since the recitation of Kol Nidrei<\/em> is meant to cleanse us of the sin of unfulfilled vows, it meets a Yom Kippur need. (See Shabbat<\/em> 157a; SA 341:1.) These congregations must accept the day\u2019s holiness before shki\u2019a<\/em> to fulfill the mitzva of extending the day\u2019s sanctity. To ensure that people do not forget to fulfill the mitzva, the gabbai<\/em> should announce: \u201cWe hereby accept upon ourselves the sanctity of Yom Kippur.\u201d Sometimes the \u1e25azan<\/em> thinks he will reach She-he\u1e25eyanu<\/em> before shki\u2019a<\/em>, but during the recitation of Kol Nidrei<\/em> it becomes clear that he will not. In such a case, he should pause before shki\u2019a<\/em> to announce that the holiness of the day is being accepted, and then continue his recitation.[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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\n[9]<\/a>. According to Rabbeinu Tam, the recitation of Kol Nidrei<\/em> is meant to disclaim future vows; annulling past vows requires that they be specified before a \u201ccourt.\u201d In contrast, Rosh maintains that Kol Nidrei<\/em> nullifies past vows, but does not disclaim future vows, because that would lead people to stop taking vows seriously. In practice, we nullify past vows and disclaim future vows, as explained above in section 5:11-12. Kol Nidrei<\/em> may be recited during twilight (after shki\u2019a<\/em>) and even after tzeit<\/em>, since it serves a Yom Kippur need \u2013 cleansing people of the sin of unfulfilled vows. See Responsa Rivash<\/em> \u00a7394; Kaf Ha-\u1e25ayim<\/em> 619:25; Ye\u1e25aveh Da\u2019at<\/em> 1:59. An additional reason to permit annulling vows on Yom Kippur can be extrapolated from the laws of Shabbat. After an individual has accepted Shabbat, the Sages permit him to disregard rabbinic decrees for the sake of a mitzva (Peninei Halakha: Shabbat<\/em> 3:4). Some maintain that this permission applies even after the entire community has accepted Shabbat upon itself (ibid<\/em>. n. 4). Since the prohibition of nullifying vows on Shabbat and Yom Kippur is rabbinic, and Kol Nidrei<\/em>\u2019s nullification is being done in the service of a mitzva, it is permissible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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