How to Say Avinu Malkeinu

This prayer invoking God as "Our Father, Our King" is recited on the Jewish High Holidays.

Avinu Malkeinu — literally “Our Father, Our King” — is part of the High Holidays liturgy. The prayer asks God to treat us with righteousness and lovingkindness.

In this video, Sarah Wolf demonstrates how to recite Avinu Malkeinu.

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