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Today\\u2019s episode is about the story behind the prayer we most usually associate with Rosh Hashanah, \\u201cUnetanneh Tokef.\\u201d We don\\u2019t know who wrote the poem, although it\\u2019s attributed to an 11th century sage who lived in Germany. Modern scholars say the prayer is much older than originally believed, perhaps as early as the 8th century. Host Marcela Sulak explains the legend behind this piece of liturgy from the high holiday services and reads the prayer for the new year.

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Unetanneh Tokef (Wikipedia)