“He…tiptoed alone up to the window and peeked in.” Selichot are poetic penitential prayers recited during the week before Rosh Hashanah. This year we will say them the most times possible. According to Ashkenazi custom we begin this Saturday night [September 17] after midnight and continue before the morning prayers, […]
Daily Archives: September 18, 2022
Elul (Aug.28) — First day of the month of Elul, second day of Rosh Chodesh. Starting this day, the shofar will be blown after Morning Prayers every weekday this month, except the last day. Ascent’s 39th Birthday! Elul (Aug.29) First saying of Selichot each weekday morning until Erev Yom Kippur, […]
Mystical Month of Elul
The process of teshuvah – return home! Changing direction in life, little by little, to reach your potential! Teshuvah means “returning to G-d”, from the root of the word shuv, “return”. A transgression causes one to travel away from G-d, moving in the wrong direction. With teshuvah, we are […]