| Akerman recites this text against a background of the traditional melody for Kol Nidre, a prayer for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. |
| The turning point had come for him in 1913, when he'd attended a Yom Kippur service in Berlin. |
| For certain festivals, e.g. Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the challah may be rounded rather than braided. |
| Akerman recites this text against a background of the traditional cantorial melody for Kol Nidre, a prayer for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. |
| On the eve of Yom Kippur the service begins before sunset, while it is still day, and therefore the tallith is worn on this occasion. |
| In Judaism, we relearn this teaching on every Yom Kippur, our Day of Atonement. |
