Yeshivish glossary term
Al Chet
על חטא
Meaning
- Yom Kippur confessional litany
- repeated confession listing categories of sin
Alternate spellings
Al Cheit
Usage and context
Part of the Yom Kippur vidui liturgy.
- Category
- Yom Kippur
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
We say Al Chet many times on Yom Kippur.
Plain-English example
We recite the confessional litany beginning “For the sin” repeatedly on Yom Kippur.