by Catherine Madsen (Contribution by), Annette M. Boeckler (Contribution by), Eliezer Diamond (Contribution by)
The most memorable prayer of the Jewish New Year-what it means, why we sing it and the secret of its magical appeal. Lively commentaries explore why Kol Nidre remains a liturgical highlight, regularly attended even by those who disbelieve the content.
Author Biography
Catherine Madsen is the author of The Bones Reassemble: Reconstituting Liturgical Speech; In Medias Res: Liturgy for the Estranged; and a novel, A Portable Egypt. She is librettist for Robert Stern's oratorio "Shofar" (on the CD Awakenings, Navona Records NV5878), and bibliographer at the Yiddish Book Center. She contributed to May God Remember: Memory and Memorializing in Judaism-Yizkor, Who by Fire, Who by Water-Un'taneh Tokef, All These Vows-Kol Nidre, and We Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism-Ashamnu and Al Chet (all Jewish Lights).