Nidre

Nidre is a term that can refer to different topics and does not have a single, widely recognized primary sense. In Jewish liturgy, Nidre most commonly appears as part of Kol Nidre, the opening prayer of the Yom Kippur Eve service. Kol Nidre is traditionally recited at the outset of Yom Kippur and holds a central place in many Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities. The word Nidre identifies the vow portion of the liturgy in transliterations of the Aramaic phrase.

As a surname, Nidre is found occasionally in historical records and genealogies, but it is uncommon and has no well-documented line of notable individuals tied to it in standard reference works.

In other contexts, Nidre may appear as a place name in local or historical sources. If so, such uses are regionally specific and would be treated as proper nouns requiring exact geographic identification.

See also: Kol Nidre; Jewish liturgical terms.