BRESLEV.CO.IL Selichot START NEXT MOTZI SHABBOS 25/26 OF TISHREI

What are Selichot? The word selichot means forgiveness (as in the modern Hebrew word, selicha.) Selichot refer to a series of penitential prayers recited in preparation for the High Holy Days-- Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The Selichot prayers revolve around the "Thirteen Attributes of Mercy" (Yud Gimmel Middot) which God taught to Moshe (Moses) after the sin of the Golden Calf. These thirteen attributes are the ways in which the Almighty relates to the world. They are: "Merciful God (Hashem), merciful God (Hashem), powerful God (E-l), compassionate (Rachum) and gracious (v'Chanun), slow to anger (Erech Apayim), and abundant in kindness (v'rav chessed) and truth (v'emet). Preserver of kindness for thousands of generations (Notzer Chessed La-Alafim), Forgiver of iniquity (Nose Avon), willful sin (Va-Phesha) and error (VeChataah), and Who cleanses (VeNake)" (Shemot 34:6-7).