Editing Kol Nidre (section)

==Popular culture==

{{Listen| filename = Kol Nidre - cello with piano played by Auguste van Biene - 12inch Zonophone A 60.flac |title = by Auguste van Biene |type = music |description = Zonophone A 60, with van Biene on cello, circa 1908 }}

Composer and cellist [[Auguste van Biene]] recorded his own arrangement of Kol Nidre in around 1908, with an unidentified pianist.<ref>Kennaway, "Discography"</ref>

[[Comedian]] [[Lewis Black]] frequently references the Kol Nidre in some of his shows and his first book, ''[[Nothing's Sacred (book)|Nothing's Sacred]]'', referring to it as the spookiest piece of music ever written, claiming that it may have been the piece to inspire all of [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s musical scores.

Kol Nidre plays a climactic role in several film and television adaptations of ''The Jazz Singer'', originally a play by [[Samson Raphaelson]]. In the [[The Jazz Singer|1927 film version]], Kol Nidre is sung by notable Jewish entertainer [[Al Jolson]]. In the [[The Jazz Singer (1952 film)|1952 film version]], it is sung by [[Danny Thomas]], who in real life was a devout Christian of Lebanese heritage. In the [[The Jazz Singer (1959 film)|1959 television version]], it is sung by Jewish comedian [[Jerry Lewis]]. Jewish singer [[Neil Diamond]] performs the song in the [[The Jazz Singer (1980 film)|1980 film version]].