Selichot, the singular of which (selicha) means "forgiveness" in Hebrew, are penintential prayers and poems that are often recited in Jewish communities starting on the Satuday night before the Jewish ...

Q: Is it obligatory to recite Selichot? If it is difficult for a person to wake up early for Selichot, must they still do so? What is the ruling if waking up for Selichot will affect their work or ...

A prominent feature of the current Days of Awe is the recitation of Selichot in the early, predawn days of the morning. Ashkenazi Jews began Selichot services on the Saturday night preceding Rosh ...

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NORTHRIDGE – Changes of the heart and soul will be on the minds of Jews who attend tonight’s Selichot services at local temples and synagogues. Selichot, a Hebrew word meaning forgiveness, are the ...

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 ...

The Custom of Reciting Selichot for the Salvation of the Clal Since the times of the Geonim (589-1038),Jews have had the custom of rising in ashmoret ha’boker (early hours of the morning) during ...

With the coming of Selichot, a service of repentance-centered prayers said in preparation for the High Holidays, columnist Edmon J. Rodman mulls whether we can learn from the many aired mea culpas ...

(JTA) The quavering sound of the shofar pealed through the small crowd gathered in Hostages Square for an evening of Selichot, the penitential prayers recited in the run-up to the High Holidays. The ...

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 ...

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 ...