Slichot

Selichot above Jerusalem: An evening of music, reflection and connection

As Jerusalem enters the reflective days before Yom Kippur, a special Selichot concert will bring music, inspiration and history together on a historic rooftop.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH ISRAEL PROPERTY
Maxim Cohen and Yonatan Hamburger
Central Selichot services at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. August 24, 2023

The future of our people: Strength, love, safety in our youth - opinion

Before arriving at the Old City, we made a series of remarkable stops that reminded us of the richness of our heritage, the resilience of our people, and the vitality of our state.

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
MIKVEH IN Auckland, New Zealand.

Yom Kippur: The end or the beginning?

The Talmud identifies Yom Kippur as one of the two happiest days in the year (along with the 15th of Av).

|BySTEWART WEISS
IT’S HARD to know what the ‘right’ path might be.

High Holy Days: The work of everyday decency

"Instead, focus on the small, everyday acts of decency, the simple moral choices we are called to make – especially when we feel weighed down by conflict and heated disputes."

|ByMOSHE TARAGIN

Anticipation Grows Ahead of Rabbi Pinto’s Visit to Israel: Torah Lesson and Selichot in Ashdod

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024BySHOVAL MARK

WATCH: Tens of thousands at Western Wall for final Slihot before Yom Kippur

Over two million people took part in Slihot services at the Western Wall this year.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Thousands gather for Slihot prayers at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, early on September 22, 2023, before Yom Kippur.

'Selichot Journey': Giving a modern look to High Holy Day prayers - review

The book Siyyur Selichot is thus the product of many years’ work and has been produced to appeal to a Hebrew-speaking audience.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByMORDECHAI BECK
The Ades Synagogue in Jerusalem.

Western Wall preparing for tens of thousands of visitors for Rosh Hashanah

Tens of thousands have already arrived during the month of Elul for Selichot prayers at the Kotel. Thousands more are coming.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Central Slihot services at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on September 7, 2023

25,000 Jews gather for Selichot prayers at Western Wall

The Western Wall Heritage Foundation planned 17 central Selichot services for the thousands of worshippers expected this year.

AUGUST 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Central Selichot services at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. August 24, 2023

Rosh Hashanah: Special holiday slihot tours in Israel for the holidays

In honor of the Jewish New Year, a number of national parks around the country will be offering festive activities and special guided slihot tours.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022ByMEITAL SHARABI
Ein Keshatot

Grapevine September 16, 2022: A cherry blossom swan song

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
MICHAL HERZOG chats with a lone soldier.

What is special about Elul, other than approaching Rosh Hashanah?

What is special about the month of Elul, other than the fact that it is leading us towards the Days of Awe of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022ByDVORA WAYSMAN
SERVICE OF the heart: Engaging in prayer in Elijah’s Cave, Haifa.

Slihot: A time of prayer, compassion and forgiveness - book review

This splendid tome is a welcome addition to the Koren library, and a wonderful way to add meaning and substance to our penitential prayers ahead of and during the High Holy Day season.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022ByLIAT COLLINS
Conservative, Reform and Orthodox Jews to meet at Family Wall for slichot

One million people visited the Western Wall during the holidays

The Western Wall saw a million worshipers during the High Holy Day season this year, after COVID-19 restrictions were eased.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A MAN blesses the Arba Minim or Four Species, carrying a lulav, etrog, aravot and hadassim during the Birkat Kohanim Priestly Blessing at the Western Wall at Hol Hamoed Sukkot, September 2021.