Selichot: The journey to forgiveness

Selichot: A journey to forgiveness

As many as 400 worshippers attended selichot services in the synagogue of Beit HaNassi, the official residence of the president of Israel, in the Talbiya neighborhood of Jerusalem on Sept. 27, 2017. Photo courtesy of Tomer Reichman/Spokesperson’s Unit of the President of Israel via Wikimedia Commons. At last, the Hebrew month of Elul has arrived,

Selichot: The journey to forgiveness

(JNS)— At last, the Hebrew month of Elul has arrived, the auspicious start of the High Holidays, when many Jews begin saying the penitential prayers of Selichot. For Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews, the holiday began on the second day of Elul (Aug. 26) and continues through the month of Elul; for Ashkenazi Jews, this year it takes place the Saturday night preceding Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 13). Selichot, w...