It’s Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the evening service is preceded by Kol Nidre(i), the renunciation of vows. Only a few days ago did I discover (through NPR) that there’s a rich vein of versions of the Kol Nidre chant, including one by Johnny Mathis. Of course, as a collector of unusual musical … Continue reading Kol Nidre