Kol Nidre
E26904
Kol Nidre is a solemn Aramaic declaration recited at the onset of Yom Kippur that focuses on the annulment of personal vows and sets the tone for the day’s introspection and repentance.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kol Nidre canonical | 5 |
| Kol Nidrei | 2 |
| Kol Nidre prayer chant | 1 |
| Kol Nidre service | 1 |
| Kol Nidrei service | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T202184 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kol Nidre Context triple: [Yom Kippur, centralPrayerService, Kol Nidre]
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A.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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B.
Neilah
Neilah is the solemn closing prayer service that concludes Yom Kippur and the High Holy Days in Jewish tradition.
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C.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar.
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D.
Tisha BAv
Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.
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E.
Sukkot
Sukkot is a week-long Jewish harvest festival and pilgrimage holiday commemorating the Israelites’ dwelling in temporary shelters after the Exodus from Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kol Nidre Target entity description: Kol Nidre is a solemn Aramaic declaration recited at the onset of Yom Kippur that focuses on the annulment of personal vows and sets the tone for the day’s introspection and repentance.
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A.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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B.
Neilah
Neilah is the solemn closing prayer service that concludes Yom Kippur and the High Holy Days in Jewish tradition.
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C.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar.
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D.
Tisha BAv
Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.
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E.
Sukkot
Sukkot is a week-long Jewish harvest festival and pilgrimage holiday commemorating the Israelites’ dwelling in temporary shelters after the Exodus from Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
ⓘ
liturgical text ⓘ |
| alsoLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
atonement
ⓘ
divine mercy ⓘ teshuvah ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Day of Atonement
ⓘ
linked to:
Yom Kippur
|
| calendarContext | 10th of Tishrei ⓘ |
| category |
High Holy Day prayer
ⓘ
linked to:
Yom Kippur prayers
|
| criticizedBy | some medieval Christian polemicists ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Jewish legal authorities ⓘ |
| doesNotAnnul |
civil obligations
ⓘ
criminal liability ⓘ interpersonal obligations ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Ashkenazi rite version
ⓘ
Italian rite version ⓘ Sephardi rite version ⓘ Yemenite rite version ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageLayer |
Aramaic core text
ⓘ
Hebrew additions ⓘ |
| influenced | classical music compositions ⓘ |
| language | Aramaic ⓘ |
| legalScope |
oaths
ⓘ
personal vows ⓘ self-imposed obligations ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | sets spiritual tone for Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| liturgicalOccasion | Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| liturgicalPosition | opening service of Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| musicalCharacteristic | melismatic melody ⓘ |
| musicalForm | cantorial chant ⓘ |
| musicalMode | Ahavah Rabbah mode ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation | Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” Op. 47 ⓘ |
| performedBy | cantor ⓘ |
| recitedBy |
Ashkenazi Jews
ⓘ
Jewish congregations ⓘ Mizrahi Jews ⓘ Sephardi Jews ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| ritualAction |
Torah scrolls are removed from the ark
ⓘ
congregation stands ⓘ |
| ritualLeaderPosition | cantor stands before the ark ⓘ |
| setting | synagogue ⓘ |
| subjectOf | halakhic debate ⓘ |
| textType |
declaration
ⓘ
legal formula ⓘ |
| theme |
annulment of vows
ⓘ
introspection ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| timeOfRecitation | sunset at the beginning of Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| tone | solemn ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kol Nidre Description of subject: Kol Nidre is a solemn Aramaic declaration recited at the onset of Yom Kippur that focuses on the annulment of personal vows and sets the tone for the day’s introspection and repentance.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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