Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 3—WILKES-BARRE — Rabbi Eric Mollo of Temple B'nai B'rith took time this week to talk about "Selichot" — the time leading up ...

More than 50,000 people participated in the grand Selichot event at the Western Wall, led by Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, according to the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. For the first time in history, ...

The Western Wall Heritage Foundation called on the public to attend selichot services earlier in the month to avoid crowding. Over 20,000 people attended the first central selichot service of the year ...

Tens of thousands of people participated on Monday night in the last Selichot (penitential prayers) before Yom Kippur at the Kotel (Western Wall). The central selichot service was led by Rabbi Ovadia ...

Selichot, the singular of which (selicha) means "forgiveness" in Hebrew, are penintential prayers and poems that are often recited in Jewish communities starting on the Satuday night before the Jewish ...

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 ...

For the first time since its inception 25 years ago, Women of the Wall, the organization behind the battle to wrest control of Judaism’s holiest site from the Orthodox establishment, will hold a ...

NORTHRIDGE – Changes of the heart and soul will be on the minds of Jews who attend tonight’s Selichot services at local temples and synagogues. Selichot, a Hebrew word meaning forgiveness, are the ...

Temple Kol Ami will begin its High Holy Days observances with a Selichot service at 10:15 p.m. Saturday at the synagogue, 8200 Peters Road. Selichot is traditionally a night of intense spirituality ...