On the Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 5), B’nai Torah Congregation in central Boca Raton — a Conservative synagogue — will be renewing the tradition it started last year with 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 ...

Selichot, a holy day that Jews worldwide devote to introspection and prayers for forgiveness, was celebrated recently at Temple Judea of Manhasset. Rabbi Todd Chizner and Cantor Abbe Sher led the ...

Heavily secured due to rising antisemitism: First Selichot prayers held in Australia Hundreds gather in main synagogue in Sydney, Australia, reciting the first Selichot prayers of the year with local ...

Around 25,000 people attend Selichot prayers on Thursday night at the Western Wall; cantor repeats prayer to 'grant peace in the Land, grant peace between us.' ...

For centuries after the Arab Islamic conquest of Iran, my Jewish community in Iran were the primary source that was retaining and maintaining the country’s musical heritage as music was forbidden in ...

At a time when some congregations schedule the Selichot service that ushers in the High Holy Days for just after the end of Shabbat or join with a neighboring congregation to increase attendance, The ...