Havdalah—Selichot Program & Service

Saturday, September 16, 2017 At Temple Emunah

SCHEDULE:
6:00 PM: Seudah Shlisheet - (Light Meal, sponsored by The Ladle Fund)
7:00 PM: Study Sessions
7:30 PM: Meditative Ma’ariv
8:00 PM: Havdalah & Selihot Service

The month of Elul is a time of repentance in preparation for the High Holy Days. Tradition teaches that the month of Elul is a particularly propitious time for repentance. This mood of repentance builds through the month of Elul to the period of Selichot, to Rosh Hashanah, and finally to Yom Kippur.

As the month of Elul draws to a close, the mood of repentance becomes more urgent. Prayers for forgiveness called Selichot are added to the daily cycle of religious services. Selichot are recited from the Sunday before Rosh Hashanah until Yom Kippur. The first Selichot service of the holiday season is usually a large community service, held around midnight on Motzei Shabbat (after nightfall on Saturday).

Please RSVP to Jodie Parmer at jparmer@templeemunah.org or 781-861-0300.

This year’s study sessions will be led by:
Rabbi David Lerner and Rabbi Michael Fel of Temple Emunah
Rabbi Howard Jaffe, Rabbi Jill Perlman, and Cantor Lisa Doob of Temple Isaiah