The Jewish penitential poems and prayers known as Selichot are said every day in the period leading up to the High Holidays, with the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy as a central theme throughout each ...
About 50,000 people participated in the Selichot prayer at the Western Wall on Thursday night and prayed for the return of the hostages, for the safety of the soldiers and the injured, and for peace ...
As of Saturday night, everyone – including Ashkenazic communities – is now saying selichot (communal prayers for Divine forgiveness) and will continue doing so until Yom Kippur. Motzei Shabbos, I ...
An event described as a "Selichot show" and organized by the IDF Manpower Directorate took place last night (Monday) at the Sultan's Pool in Jerusalem. Selichot are a special series of prayers recited ...
We invite you to usher in the High Holiday season with our Selichot gathering—a meaningful evening of connection, prayer, and inspiration. We’ll begin with a community potluck dinner, followed by a ...
On the Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 5), B’nai Torah Congregation in central Boca Raton — a Conservative synagogue — will be renewing the tradition it started last year with a ...
CHELMSFORD — A football player charging onto the field without a series of warm-ups. A dancer taking to the floor without stretching. In Judaism, going into the High Holy Days — Rosh Hashanah and Yom ...
A detail from stained glass windows in the sanctuary of Congregation Sons of Zion in Holyoke shows the shofar, the ram's horn Jews use as a call to conscience during the High Holidays. Jews are ...