Full Text of Viduy
ืืืืืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืชืื ื, (ืื ื) ืชืืื ืืคื ืื ืชืคืืชื ื, ืืื ืชืชืขืื ืืชืื ืชื ื. ืฉืืื ืื ืื ื ืขืื ืคื ืื ืืงืฉื ืขืืจืฃ ืืืืจ ืืคื ืื ื’ ืืืืืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืชืื ื ืฆืืืงืื ืื ืื ื ืืื ืืืื ื. ืืื ืื ืื ื ืืืืืชืื ื ืืืื ื:
Our Lord and the Lord of our fathers, may our prayers come before You and do not ignore our supplication. We are not so brazen and stiff-necked to declare before You, G-d our L-rd and the Lord of our fathers, that we are righteous and have not transgressed; rather, we and our fathers have transgressed.
Full Text of Viduy:
ืืฉืื ื: We caused ourselves to become guilty, We knew or should have known these things were wrong while we were doing them
ืืืื ื: We were ingrates and traitors โ the exact opposite of recognizing and appreciating all of the good in our lives. We betrayed G-d and man. We broke trust and commitments, even willfully
ืืืื ื: We didn’t respect the ownership of others, and took things we didn’t deserve. We also “robbed” from G-d by wasting our potential
ืืืจื ื ืืืคื:ย We slandered, devalued and misused speech. 1/3 of viduy is for negative speech
ืืขืืื ื: We perverted and ruined the integrity in others
ืืืจืฉืขื ื: We caused evil in ourselves and in others
ืืื ื: We willfully/deliberately transgressed due to arrogance and disregard
ืืืกื ื: We extorted by acquiring, or even borrowing, things from others through coercion. We coveted and desired things that were out of our realm
ืืคืื ื ืฉืงืจ: We made ourselves subservient (tafeil) to falsehood (sheker). We lied and created falsehood. We also associated with bad influences
ืืขืฆื ื ืจืข:ย We misled and manipulated people, advising them for our own ends, not theirs
ืืืื ื:ย We lied, were deceitful, and unreliable. We broke commitments, letting G-d and others down. The exact opposite of ย my word is my bond
ืืฆื ื:ย We scoffed, ridiculed, and treated serious matters lightly. We also made fun of others
ืืจืื ื:ย We rebelled against G-d and Torah. We boasted โ โKochi v’otzem yadi – The power of my hand [caused my success]!” This is the exact opposite of subservience to G-d’s sovereignty. We also rebelled against our parents and teachers, or ignored their guidance
ื ืืฆื ื: We distanced ourselves from G-d, with the attitude of – Let me do what I wasย
ืกืจืจื ื: We turned away from G-d and truth, and towards evil. We distanced ourselves, and turned away from family and friendsย ืขืืื ื We deliberately chose to follow our desires
ืคืฉืขื ื: We were irresponsibly (“criminally”) negligent. We knew that A would lead to B and chose A regardless. This is not the typical meaning of pesha which is rebelliousness
ืฆืจืจื ื: We caused pain and anguish to people. We did not help and even mistreated the poor. Our evil also “cornered” G-d and “compelled” Him to punish us
ืงืฉืื ื ืขืจืฃ:ย We were stiff-necked and even ignored our basic obligations. We knew that we were ย transgressing but still refused to stop or to do teshuva
ืจืฉืขื ื: We did premeditated evil, usually towards other people, such as taking revenge
ืฉืืชื ื: We were self-destructive. We destroyed and wasted positive character traits as well as wasting time from learning Torah
ืชืขืื ื: We lowered ourselves to commit perversions and disgusting acts, with a complete lack ofย self-respect
ืชืขืื ื: We allowed ourselves to slip and to be pushed off track. We let down our guard and were negligent
ืชืขืชืขื ื: We caused G-d to lead us in a negative direction, such as
.a. Asking for a test that we were unlikely to pass
.b. Davening for success in something that was not good for us
ืกืจื ื ืืืฆืืชืื ืืืืฉืคืืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ื (ืืจืื). ืืืชื ืฆืืืง ืขื ืื ืืื ืขืืื ื, ืื ืืืช ืขืฉืืช ืืื ืื ื ืืจืฉืขื ื.ย ืื ื ืืืจ ืืคื ืื ืืืฉื ืืจืื. ืืื ื ืกืคืจ ืืคื ืื ืฉืืื ืฉืืงืื. ืืื ืื ืื ืกืชืจืืช ืืื ืืืืช ืืชื ืืืืข.ย ืืชื ืืืืข ืจืื ืขืืื. ืืชืขืืืืืช ืกืชืจื ืื ืื. ืืชื ืืืคืฉ ืื ืืืจื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืื. ืืื ืืืจ ื ืขืื ืืื, ืืืื ื ืกืชืจ ืื ืื ืขืื ืื. ืืืื ืืื ืจืฆืื ืืืคื ืื ื’ ืืืืืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืชืื ื ืฉืชืืคืจ ืื ื ืขื ืื ืืืืชืื ื, ืืชืกืื ืื ื ืขื ืื ืขืื ืืชืื ื, ืืชืืื ืื ื ืขื ืื ืคืฉืขืื ื.
We have turned away from Your mitzvot and good statutes and it wasn’t worthwhile for us (regret โ chariata). You are righteous in all that has come upon us because You have acted with truth, and we have been evil/immoral (resha’im). What can we say before You Who sits on high, and what can we tell before You Who dwells in the heavens? Behold, all that is hidden and revealed โ You know. You know the concealed secrets and the hidden secrets of all life. You search every chamber of the stomach and examine the kidneys and the heart. Nothing is hidden from You, and nothing is concealed from Your eyes. And so, may it be Your will, G-d our L-rd and the Lord of our fathers, to grant us a spiritual cleansing (kaparah) for all our negligent transgressions (chata’im), to forgive us for all our willful transgressions (avonot), and to excuse usย for all our rebellious transgressions – pesha.ย On the [following] transgression(s) that we transgressed before You
1. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืื ืก ืืืจืฆืื: Complete accident (G-d didn’t protect us from) and willful
2. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืืืืฅ ืืื: Hardheartedness โ inflexibility, stubbornness, and rigidity
3. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืื ืืขืช: Not using our minds โ for Torah or to understand messages
4. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืืื ืฉืคืชืื: Verbal expression โ kvetching and complaining about life, insulting others, misusing vows and oaths, and speaking nonsense
5. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืืื ืืืกืชืจ:ย Openly โ chilul Hashem (desecrating ย G- d’s Name), andย Secretly โ ignoring G-d
6. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืืื ืขืจืืืช:ย Illicit relations โ plus anything that arouses our desires for them, particularly seeing and thinking
7. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืืืจ ืคื: Misuse of our speechย
8. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืขืช ืืืืจืื: With full awareness when we did these things, plus where we allowed ourselves to be “fooled” by our yeitzer hara that they were okay to do
9. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืจืืืจ ืืื: Misuse of our thoughts โ heresy, arrogance, and unclean; or even thinking about Torah in the wrong place or situation
10. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืื ืืช ืจืข: Causing oppression, anguish or injustice to a fellow-Jew
11. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืืื ืคื:ย Empty lip-service โ insincere viduy
12. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืขืืืช ืื ืืช: Participating in a mixed-gender gathering
13. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืืื ืืืฉืืื: Fully willful, and as a result of negligence
14. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืืจืื:ย Disparagement of our teachers and parents
15. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืืง ืื: Using power and influence to manipulate and control others
16. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืืื ืืฉื:Denigrating G-d or Torah, or causing ย others to look downย upon them, for example โ Being a bad role-model or doing mitzvot with resentment towards G-d
17. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืคืฉืืช ืคื:ย Speaking nonsense or lashon hara from boredom
18. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืืืช ืฉืคืชืื: Impurity of the lipsย
19. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืฆืจ ืืจืข: Deliberately stimulating one’s desire to transgress, like looking at improper pictures or reading unclean literature
20. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืืืขืื ืืืื ืืืืขืื: With awareness and even without awareness that we transgressed, to what degree we transgressed, or how much damage we caused when we transgressed
ืืขื ืืืื ืืืื ืกืืืืืช – ืกืื ืื ื, ืืื ืื ื, ืืคืจ ืื ื
And for all of these, G-d of forgiveness, forgive us, excuse us, and grant a kaparah to us
21. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืคืช ืฉืื:Compulsion through a bribeย a. Compelling others byย bribing them, or b. Compelling ourselves to be biased by accepting a bribe from others
22. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืืฉ ืืืืื: Falsely denying that something happened and falselyย promising or breaking one’s promise to do something
23. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืฉืื ืืจืข:ย Negative or derogatory speechย about another
24. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืฆืื: Scoffing and mocking people or important matters
25. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืฉื ืืืืชื:ย Business issues โ Robbery, Theft, Charging Interest, Withholding Wages or other payments, False Weights and Measures, Overcharging, etc
26. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืฉืชื:ย ย Food and Drink โ i.e., Forbidden food, Overeating, Eating without proper brachot (blessings), Eating before one makes kiddush or davens, etc
27. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืื ืฉื ืืืืจืืืช: Ribis โ taking or giving interest on a loan, or even doing favors for the sake of a loan
28. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืื ืืืช ืืจืื: Outstretched throat โ haughtiness in dress or behavior
29. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืฉืงืืจ ืขืื: Gazing of the eyes โ winking or staring provocatively
30. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืฉืื ืฉืคืชืืชืื ื: Lip service: Tefillah (prayer), Brachot (blessings), and learning Torah without kavana – proper concentration or intention
31. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืขืื ืื ืจืืืช:ย Lofty eyes โ looking down on othersย
32. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืขืืืช ืืฆื: Brazenness – no shame or inhibitions in front of others
ืืขื ืืืื ืืืื ืกืืืืืช, ืกืื ืื ื, ืืื ืื ื, ืืคืจ ืื ื
And for all of these, G-d of forgiveness, forgive us, excuse us, and grant a kaparah to us
33. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืคืจืืงืช ืขืื:ย Rebellion โ rejecting any of one’s obligations
34. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืคืืืืืช: Judging improperly โ in court, or not giving benefit of the doubt
35. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืฆืืืช ืจืข:ย Stalking a fellow-Jew, even if no physical harm was doneย
36. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืฆืจืืช ืขืื:ย Small mindedness โ Looking negatively at another’s
ย ย success or possessions, Wishing someone ill because of envy, stinginess, or an ayin hara (evil eye). Also not dealing with others in a friendly manner
37. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืงืืืช ืจืืฉ: Lightheadedness and excessive silliness
38. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืงืฉืืืช ืขืจืฃ: Being stiff-necked and stubborn โ ignoringย messages
39. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืจืืฆืช ืจืืืื ืืืจืข: The running itself to do the wrong thing
40. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืจืืืืืช: Talebearing โ Telling A that B hurt him with speech or action
41. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืฉืืืขืช ืฉืื:ย Pointless oath โ To affirm or deny the obvious, not to do a mitzvah, or to commit to doing something impossible
42. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืฉื ืืช ืืื ื:ย Pointless hatredย
43. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืชืฉืืืช ืื:ย Placement [of money] in the hand โ i.e., Monetary abuse
44. ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืชืืืื ืืื: Wondering about, and questioning, the justice of G-d’s involvement in our lives
ืืขื ืืืื ืืืื ืกืืืืืช – ืกืื ืื ื, ืืื ืื ื, ืืคืจ ืื ื
And for all of these, G-d of forgiveness, forgive us, excuse us, and grant a kaparah to us
And for all the transgressions that we are obligated the following offerings or penalties
1. ืืขื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืื ืขืืืื ืขืืื: Olah โ Non-fulfillment of any positive commandment (mitzvahs asei) as well as certain negative thoughts
2. ืืขื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืื ืขืืืื ืืืืช:Chatas โ Negligent violation of 43 lavim (prohibitions) that are chayav koreis โ i.e., liable to being cut off
3. ืืขื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืื ืขืืืื ืงืจืื ืขืืื ืืืืจื:ย Olah v’Yoreid โ Fluctuating offering for 6 lavim, including false oaths, even negligent, concerning having witnessed something, or one’s actions
4. ืืขื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืื ืขืืืื ืืฉื ืืืื ืืชืืื:ย Asham Vadai โ Willful violation of 5 lavim including lying about certain monetary issues under oath. Asham Talui โ Where one may have negligently violated the 43 lavim that are chayav koreis – liable to being cut off
5. ืืขื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืื ืขืืืื ืืืช ืืจืืืช:Rabbinical or Rebellious Lashesย given, for example, ย for the non-fulfillment of a mitzvah, or for the violation of a Rabbinical Law
6. ืืขื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืื ืขืืืื ืืืงืืช ืืจืืขืื: Lashes โ Given for the deliberate violation of any of 207 specific lavim if warned beforehand โ i.e., shaving with a razor, non-kosher food, shatnez
7. ืืขื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืื ืขืืืื ืืืชื ืืืื ืฉืืื: Death at the hands of Heaven โ for violation of a Rabbinical Law, issuing a ruling in Jewish law in front of one’s teacher, spilling one’s seed, etc
8. ืืขื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืื ืขืืืื ืืจืช ืืขืจืืจื: Being cut off in either this world or the next
9. ืืขื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืื ืขืืืื ืืจืืข ืืืชืืช ืืืช ืืื: Capital punishment if warned beforehandย
ืกืงืืื: Stoning โ i.e., for desecrating Shabbos
ืฉืจืคื: Burning โ i.e., for certain illicit relationsย
ืืจื: Beheading by the Sword โ i.e., for murderย
ืืื ืง: Strangulation โ i.e., for adultery
ืขื ืืฆืืช ืขืฉื: Non-fulfillment of any mitzvahs asei โ positive commandment
ืืขื ืืฆืืช ืื ืชืขืฉื:ย Violation of any prohibition
ืืื ืฉืืฉ ืื ืงืื ืขืฉื:ย Whether this aveira can be corrected through fulfillment of a mitzvah asei
ืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืงืื ืขืฉื:ย Or whether it cannot be corrected, as with most prohibitions
ืืช ืืืืืื ืื ื:The [transgressions] that are revealed to us
ืืืช ืฉืืื ื ืืืืื ืื ื:ย And those [transgressions] that are not revealed to us
ืืช ืืืืืื ืื ื – ืืืจ ืืืจื ืื ืืคื ืื ืืืืืื ื ืื ืขืืืื, ืืืช ืฉืืื ื ืืืืื ืื ื – ืืคื ืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืืขืื,ย ืืืืจ ืฉื ืืืจ – ืื ืกืชืจืืช ืื’ ืืืืงืื ื ืืื ืืืืช ืื ื ืืืื ืื ื ืขื ืขืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืื ืืืจื ืืชืืจื ืืืืช.ย ืื ืืชื ืกืืื ืืืฉืจืื ืืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืื ืืืจ ืืืืจ, ืืืืืขืืื ืืื ืื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืกืืื ืืื ืืชื:ย ืืืืื, ืขื ืฉืื ื ืืฆืจืชื ืืื ื ืืืื, ืืขืืฉื ืฉื ืืฆืจืชื ืืืืื ืื ื ืืฆืจืชื. ืขืคืจ ืื ื ืืืื, ืงื ืืืืืจ ืืืืชืชื. ืืจื ืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืฉื ืืืืื.
ืืื ืจืฆืื ืืืคื ืื ื’ ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืชื ืฉืื ืืืื ืขืื (ืงืืื ืืืื), ืืื ืฉืืืืชื ืืคื ืื, ืืืืง ืืจืืืื ืืจืืื, ืืื ืื ืขื ืืื ืืกืืจืื ืืืืืื ืจืขืื.
Those [transgressions] that are revealed to us, we have already said them before You and acknowledged them to You. And those [transgressions] that are not revealed to us, before You/they are revealed and known, as it says – “The hidden are for G-d our L-rd, and the revealed are for us and our children forever, to do all the words of this Torah.” For You are the Forgiver of Israel, and the One that excuses the tribes of Yeshurun (Israel) in every single generation, and we have no King that excuses and forgives besides You. My G-d, before I was created, I was not worthwhile, and now that I have been created, it is as if I have not been created. I am like dust while alive, all the more so in death. Behold, I am before You like a vessel filled with shame and embarrassment
May it be Your will, G-d my L-rd and the L-rd of my fathers that I never transgress again (resolution for the future), and what I have already transgressed before You, erase with Your great mercy, just not through great difficulties and terrible diseases
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