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 ...

To say that these High Holydays will be different is an understatement. But in a different sense this time of the year was always different. Once there were people who were truly awestruck by this ...

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 ...

Our mood on Saturday night is influenced by the Shabbat that precedes it. This is certainly the case when it comes to the Saturday night marking the commencement of Selichot in Ashkenazi circles. In ...

This weekend, many Jewish believers will attend Selichot services to prepare their hearts for the High Holy Days – the most sacred season on the Jewish calendar. In the days and weeks that follow, ...

Several former hostages and family members of remaining hostages joined a “selichot” prayer event at the Western Wall ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, which begins on Monday at sunset, ...

A soul-stirring Selichot program featuring a pre-Selichot Carlebach kumzitz will begin 10:30 Saturday evening, September 5, at Ocean Pavilion 5601 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Kavanah Life’s Rabbi Sam ...