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Before the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, there was an elaborate ceremony of confession and repentance led by the high priest and including the sacrifice of a goat (the scapegoat).
Before the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, there was an elaborate ceremony of confession and repentance led by the high priest and including the sacrifice of a goat (the scapegoat).
The central prayer of Yom Kippur is the [[Kol Nidre]], or "all vows". This [[Aramaic]] prayer is an appeal to God to forgive vows unfulfilled that do not affect any other person. Vows affected include only those made to oneself, or between oneself and God. [[Anti-semites]] have tried to use the prayer to malign Jews as untrustworthy.