Everybody
makes promises, but sometimes they're just too hard to keep and
sometimes we simply forget about them. Still, promises are important,
especially promises like the ones we make during the Yamim Nora'im to
try not to make any more mistakes. That's why the very first prayer that
we say just before Yom Kippur begins is Kol Nidrei. The cantor, dressed in
white, takes all the Torah scrolls out of the ark and leads a parade with
them around the synagogue. Then he sings a prayer, saying that all the
promises we made during the year, especially the ones we could not keep,
should be canceled.
Everybody
makes promises, but sometimes they're just too hard to keep and
sometimes we simply forget about them. Still, promises are important,
especially promises like the ones we make during the Yamim Nora'im to
try not to make any more mistakes. That's why the very first prayer that
we say just before Yom Kippur begins is Kol Nidrei. The cantor, dressed in
white, takes all the Torah scrolls out of the ark and leads a parade with
them around the synagogue. Then he sings a prayer, saying that all the
promises we made during the year, especially the ones we could not keep,
should be canceled.