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about
Kol Nidre is for challenging junctures, when you have more questions than answers. It is an Aramaic text recited on the eve of Yom Kippur — a legal declaration that annuls all the vows we made to ourselves or to God in the past year that we could not fulfill. We sing the words aloud because ‘Words that are written . . . may fold away and disappear. Only the spoken word is not sealed, folded, occult or undemocratic.’ (From Anne Carson’s Eros) The Cantor, Flanked by Torah scrolls held aloft as symbolic witnesses, recites the prayer three times in a row with increasing intensity as all those present become emboldened in their resolve to transform themselves.
This piece insists that we deserve the dignity of a clean slate, even if we have missed the mark. According to Jewish tradition, Kol Nidre does not recuse us from the work of untying the knots we have made with others — if we have harmed another person, we must approach that person directly to make amends. If we try three times and the person’s heart will not budge, we can let it go. Kol Nidre is a cloud that floats near us, always ready to rain on us if we become lazy or neglectful towards our authenticity.
lyrics
Kol Nidrei : Ve'esarei, Vacharamei, Vekonamei
Vechinuyei, Vekinusei, U’shvuot
D'indarna, Ud'ishtabana
Ud'acharimna, Ve’d’assarna Al nafshatana
Miyom Kippurim zeh
Ad Yom Kippurim
Haba aleinu, aleinu letovah
Sh'vikin sh'vitin
Betelin umevutalin
La sheririn v'la kayamin
Nidrana la nidrei
V'essarana la essarei
Ush'vuatana la shevuot
All vows, bonds, devotions, promises,
Obligations, penalties, and oaths
wherewith we have vowed, sworn
Devoted, and bound ourselves
From this Day of Atonement
To the next Day of Atonement
May it come to us for good
All these we repent us of them
They shall be absolved, released, anulled
Made void and of no effect
They shall not be binding
Nor shall they have any power
Our vows shall not be vows
Our bonds shall not be bonds
And our oaths shall not be oaths
credits
released October 8, 2019
Credits:
Traditional Music
Performed by
Daniela Gesundheit (vocals)
Dan Goldman (acoustic guitar, clavinet, synth)
Alex Lukashevsky (vocals)
Sarah Pagé (harp)
Jason Sharp (saxophone)
Produced by
Daniela Gesundheit
Dan Goldman
Recorded by
Dan Goldman in Montréal
Nicolas Pétrowski at Mixart in Montréal
Leon Taheny at Boombox in Toronto
Mixed by
Dan Goldman in Montréal
Mastered by
David Travers-Smith at found.sound in Toronto
Cover Design by
Brankica Harvey
Ken Deegan
Photo by
Dawn Garcia
Recorded with the assistance of a Canada Council for the Arts / Conseil des arts du Canada Concept to Realization Grant.
Daniela Gesundheit is a vocalist, composer, and cantor who lives in LA and
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