{"id":42827,"date":"2016-09-29T16:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/?p=42827"},"modified":"2017-06-22T14:41:56","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T14:41:56","slug":"background-understanding-unisaneh-tokef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/background-understanding-unisaneh-tokef\/","title":{"rendered":"The Background and Understanding of \u201cU\u2019Nesaneh Tokef\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 size-266x266 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000009869055Small.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000009869055Small.jpg 849w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000009869055Small-300x199.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Shofar, isolated\" width=\"266\" height=\"177\" \/>Rabbi Grossman discusses the background of \u201cUNetaneh Tokef\u201d that\u00a0we say in Mussaf on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. 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