Yechiel Nahari, Kal Nidre, July 16, 2015, YouTube.com.
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Jews around the world chant Kal Nidre, also known as Kol Nidrei, in synagogue on Yom Kippur eve. The older version, common among Sephardim, annuls the vows of the prior year, and the Ashkenazic version annuls the vows of the upcoming year. This video features Chazan (cantor) Yechiel Nahari demonstrating the Sephardic Kal Nidre in the Syrian style outside of a synagogue service. Compare Nahari’s rendition to a short excerpt of Syrian Muslim prayer recitation. (Kal Nidre is known as Kol Nidrei in Ashkenazic communities, based on different linguistic traditions.)
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Comparing Chazan Nahari’s Kal Nidre rendition to the short excerpt of Syrian Muslim prayer, what similarities and differences do you notice? Are there similar intervals and embellishments?
