Tens of thousands attend central Selichot prayers at the Western Wall. Smotrich: "We prayed for the success of our soldiers and for victory for the national camp." ...

As Jerusalem enters the reflective days before Yom Kippur, a special Selichot concert will bring music, inspiration and history together on a historic rooftop.

The book Siyyur Selichot is thus the product of many years’ work and has been produced to appeal to a Hebrew-speaking audience. It was the day before Yom Kippur, about 4 in the morning. A Tel Aviv ...

Rabbis and Tel Aviv Municipality reach court-backed agreement, clearing the way for Saturday night Selichot prayers at Tel Baruch Beach.

Ashkenazi selichot, Jewish penitential prayers recited before the High Holidays, have historically attracted less attention than their Sephardic counterparts, partly because many of the Ashkenazi ...

Israeli Andalusian Orchestra of Ashdod joins Raviv Kanfo’s Project for a special High Holy Days performance blending traditional prayers, Israeli classics and contemporary music, streamed live on ynet ...

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 ...

Different parts of the Jewish world have different traditions for Selichot, the prayers for forgiveness that in general Sephardim say throughout Elul, and Ashkenazim start late on the Shabbat before ...

For some Jews, the alternative to musical Selichot isn’t traditional Selichot. It’s no Selichot at all. This week, leading rabbis in Bnei Brak came out strongly against the growing phenomenon of ...

They are usually said on fast days, which are occasions when the Jewish People needs special forgiveness for sin. They are also said during the period preceding Yom Kippur, which is obviously also ...

Saturday night, September 24, 2016, ushers in the start of this year’s Jewish High Holiday season with the Selichot service. “Selichot,” as translated from the Hebrew, means “excuse me, pardon me” God ...

King David was anguished when he prophetically foresaw the destruction of the Holy Temple and the cessation of the offering of the sacrifices. “How will the Jews atone for their sins?” he wondered.