Unetaneh Tokef
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Unetaneh Tokef is a central, emotionally powerful Jewish prayer recited during the High Holy Day services that reflects on divine judgment, human mortality, and the possibility of repentance.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Unetaneh Tokef canonical | 8 |
| Unetaneh Tokef prayer | 2 |
| Unetaneh Tokef (in many rites) | 1 |
| Unetaneh Tokef kedushat hayom | 1 |
| piyyut Unetaneh Tokef | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Unetaneh Tokef Context triple: [High Holy Days, liturgicalElement, Unetaneh Tokef]
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Kol Nidre
Kol Nidre is a solemn Aramaic declaration recited at the onset of Yom Kippur that focuses on the annulment of personal vows and sets the tone for the day’s introspection and repentance.
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Kaddish
"Kaddish" is a landmark long poem by Beat Generation writer Allen Ginsberg, renowned for its raw, elegiac meditation on his mother, mortality, and Jewish identity.
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Aleinu
Aleinu is a central Jewish prayer that expresses praise of God and the hope for universal recognition of divine sovereignty, traditionally recited at the conclusion of daily services.
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Machzor
Machzor is a special Jewish prayer book containing the liturgy for major holidays, particularly the High Holy Days such as Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.
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Avinu Malkeinu
Avinu Malkeinu is a central Jewish High Holy Day prayer, especially associated with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, in which worshippers repeatedly address God as “Our Father, Our King” to seek mercy, forgiveness, and compassion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Unetaneh Tokef Target entity description: Unetaneh Tokef is a central, emotionally powerful Jewish prayer recited during the High Holy Day services that reflects on divine judgment, human mortality, and the possibility of repentance.
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A.
Kol Nidre
Kol Nidre is a solemn Aramaic declaration recited at the onset of Yom Kippur that focuses on the annulment of personal vows and sets the tone for the day’s introspection and repentance.
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B.
Kaddish
"Kaddish" is a landmark long poem by Beat Generation writer Allen Ginsberg, renowned for its raw, elegiac meditation on his mother, mortality, and Jewish identity.
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C.
Aleinu
Aleinu is a central Jewish prayer that expresses praise of God and the hope for universal recognition of divine sovereignty, traditionally recited at the conclusion of daily services.
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D.
Machzor
Machzor is a special Jewish prayer book containing the liturgy for major holidays, particularly the High Holy Days such as Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.
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E.
Avinu Malkeinu
Avinu Malkeinu is a central Jewish High Holy Day prayer, especially associated with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, in which worshippers repeatedly address God as “Our Father, Our King” to seek mercy, forgiveness, and compassion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
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piyyut ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Divine decree
ⓘ
Heavenly court ⓘ Sefer HaChaim ⓘ Sefer HaMavet ⓘ Yamim Noraim ⓘ
surface form:
Yom HaDin
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| centralMessage | human destiny is subject to divine judgment but can be affected by repentance, prayer, and charity ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacter |
awe-inspiring
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emotionally intense ⓘ solemn ⓘ |
| geographicOriginHypothesis |
Ashkenazi Jews
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surface form:
Ashkenaz (German lands)
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| historicalAttribution | Rabbi Amnon of Mainz ⓘ |
| historicalAttributionStatus | legendary ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary Jewish poetry
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modern Jewish liturgical music ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalOccasion |
Rosh Hashanah
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Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| liturgicalPosition |
Kedushat HaYom section
ⓘ
Musaf service ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | High Holy Days ⓘ |
| musicalSetting | various traditional melodies ⓘ |
| openingWords |
Unetaneh Tokef
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Unetaneh Tokef kedushat hayom
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| periodOfComposition | medieval era ⓘ |
| recitedBy |
Ashkenazi Jews
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surface form:
Ashkenazi Jewish communities
many Conservative Jewish communities ⓘ many Reform Jewish communities ⓘ some Sephardi communities ⓘ |
| referencedIn |
Holocaust memorial services
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modern Israeli culture ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
affirmation of divine sovereignty
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call to repentance ⓘ reflection on mortality ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structureSection |
But repentance, prayer, and charity avert the evil decree passage
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Who shall live and who shall die passage ⓘ description of divine judgment ⓘ |
| textualGenre | High Holy Day piyyut ⓘ |
| theme |
the Book of Life
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surface form:
Book of Life
God as King ⓘ charity ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ fate ⓘ human mortality ⓘ prayer ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
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Subject: Unetaneh Tokef Description of subject: Unetaneh Tokef is a central, emotionally powerful Jewish prayer recited during the High Holy Day services that reflects on divine judgment, human mortality, and the possibility of repentance.
Referenced by (13)
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