What language is it in then? It sounds Hebrew to me.
2007-09-11 12:50:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Israel
Since the Kol Nidre prayer was such an important one, it was written in the vernacular so that everyone would know what they were saying. For the same reason, the Kadish prayer was also written in the vernacular, as was the Talmud, the book of Jewish law (Halacha). In those days the vernacular was Aramaic, a semitic language similar to Hebrew, so that is the language of the prayers today.
2007-09-12 01:00:55 · answer #1 · answered by Michael J 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you'd take a minute to do some work instead of spewing anti-Semitic venom, you'd get your own answer. The Kol Nidre prayer was instituted during the time when Jews were given the choice of either converting to Christianity or Islam or be killed. So they pretended to convert, but kept their Judaism secret. This prayer is a way of absolving them for these vows which they might be forced to make in the coming year. Troll.
2016-05-17 10:02:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Aramaic, a large number of Jewish prayers are in Aramaic. Aramaic is used because it was the everyday language of the Jews in Babylonia and used by the Jews of the Second Temple in the Holy Land (most prayers were still in Hebrew though).
2007-09-11 23:11:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yup the kol nidre is in Aramiac and so is the .mourners Kaddish
2007-09-11 13:15:32 · answer #4 · answered by גיבור האבקות 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually many important prayers are not in Hebrew.
2007-09-19 04:47:33 · answer #5 · answered by KB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aramit (Aramaic)
Its a closely related language.
2007-09-11 12:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by Uzi Commando 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's Aramaic- and incredibly beautiful!
2007-09-12 17:02:31 · answer #7 · answered by nanny411 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its in Aramaic.But my shul sings it in Aramaic and English.
2007-09-12 01:21:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋