You walk into synagogue. It’s well past midnight, but there are dozens of fellow Jews gathered there. In the front, cloaked in a tallit, the leader is about to begin the service. You quickly open your book to “Selichot for the first day.” But what exactly are Selichot? Let’s have a look together.
Selichot (alt. Selichos) n. communal prayers for divine forgiveness, said during the High Holiday season or on Jewish fast days.
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