Al Chet

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Al Chet is a traditional Jewish confessional prayer recited on Yom Kippur that enumerates communal sins and seeks divine forgiveness.

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Al Chet canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish prayer
confessional prayer
penitential prayer
addressedTo God
associatedConcept Yom Kippur confession
teshuvah
audience Jewish worshippers
category Yom Kippur liturgy
penitential piyyut
confessionType communal confession
function enumeration of sins
moral introspection
seeking atonement
genre liturgical confession
includes interpersonal sins
ritual sins
sins of action
sins of speech
sins of thought
language Hebrew
liturgicalBook Machzor
liturgicalContext High Holy Days
Yom Kippur Maariv service
Yom Kippur Mincha service
Yom Kippur Musaf service
linked to: Yom Kippur prayers

Yom Kippur Shacharit service
liturgicalUse Ashkenazi rite
linked to: Nusach Ashkenaz

Mizrahi rite
Sephardi rite
mood penitential
openingWords Al chet shechatanu lefanecha
recitationMode congregational
responsive
recitedOn Tisha B'Av
linked to: Tisha BAv

Yom Kippur
relatedPrayer Ashamnu
Vidui
religiousTradition Judaism
repetition recited multiple times during Yom Kippur services
scope communal sins
individual sins
structure alphabetical acrostic
list of sins
theme confession of sins
divine forgiveness
repentance
timeOfYear Tishrei

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