🎶 Selichot At The Western Wall Before Rosh Hashanah Jews around the world begin saying special Selichot prayers. Sephardim begin at the start of the month of Elul. Ashkenazim began after Shabbat this week. In Israel, countless people join services at the Kotel, the Western Wall, as they ask for a sweet new year. | Chabad.org

More than 50,000 worshippers participated last night in the central Selichot service at the Western Wall Plaza, with prayers also broadcast on giant screens and the walls of Jaffa Gate. The evening carried special emotion with the presence of hostage survivor Emily Damari, who endured 471 days in Hamas captivity. She shared: “In the midst of darkness and isolation, I had one moment of light… I managed to hear Selichot from the Kotel. It gave me strength. It gave me hope.” Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz

Sound On! Join us for Selichot, considered among the most beautiful of Emanu-El's holiday services. Saturday, September 12 at 8:00 PM—http://emanuelnyc.org/broadcast For information on the High Holy Days at Temple Emanu-El visit: http://emanuelnyc.org/hhd #emanueleverywhere #Selichot #HighHolyDays | Temple Emanu-El

35K views · 537 reactions | "We have sinned before You...have compassion on us." The month of Elul is a time for soul-searching, seeking forgiveness, and forgiving. Watch and share. Join us for selichot services (penitential prayers) at the Western Wall Plaza, and selichot tours in the Old City. For more information, visit us at https://thekotel.org/en/ | Western Wall Heritage Foundation | Facebook