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 ...

More than 50,000 worshippers participated last night (Thursday) in the central Selichot service at the Western Wall Plaza. The event was broadcast live on giant screens at the outskirts of the Western ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...