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Selichot
Makes
Holidays
Meaningful

Chances are you may never
heard of the prayer service that
precedes the High Holidays:
Selichot.
Falling this year on Saturday
night, Sept. 18, the Selichot
prayer service is patterned after a
custom practiced by Jews in the
ghettos and small towns of East-
ern Europe. In those days, dur-
ing the 10 "Days of Awe"
between Rosh HaShana and
Yom Kippur, a representative of
the synagogue would go from
house to house at midnight to
rouse Jews from their sleep. He
would knock loudly three times
upon the door with his wooden
clapper, then sing in a tradition-
al Yiddish melody, "0 Israel! 0
holy people! Awake! Rouse your-
selves! Get up for the service of
the Creator!" When the Jews
reached the synagogue, they
would recite selichot, which are
prayers asking God for forgive-
ness.
In modern times, this ancient
custom has been adapted by
many synagogues as a special
worship service.
Usually hosted on a Saturday
night one or two weeks prior to
Rosh HaShana, the Selichot ser-
vice is designed to help congre-
gants get in a proper mood for
the coming "Days of Awe."
Modern Selichot services come
in a variety of formats, ranging
from strict and exclusive recita-
tion of prayers of forgiveness to
a storytelling or musical pro-
gram to watching a thought-
provoking movie with Jewish
themes.
Selichot services, though usu-
ally held in synagogue, can be
adapted to home with ease. A
movie, or article that leads to
d honest
moral introspection and
self-examination is appropriate.
— Jewish Family & Lff-e

LAURI & ROBERT SCHUM
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THE SCHLAFERS
STEVEN, JULIE, BRAD & SCOTT (SADIE,T00)

SANDY & BILL LEFKOFSKY

THEIR CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN

May the New Year Uring

To All our Friends
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