Mark your calendar, save the date and join us for this year’s annual community Selichot service on Saturday, Sept. 12. To ensure the safety of all participants, this year’s program will be entirely virtual using the platform Zoom.
The evening will begin with Havdalah at 8:45 p.m. and will be followed by a moving and beautiful Selichot service beginning at 9 p.m. The service is designed to help worshipers begin to spiritually prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The service will be led by area clergy and musicians.
Selichot is a Hebrew word meaning “forgiveness” and refers to the special prayers recited by Jews during the High Holy Day season. Selichot is an opportunity to enter into the High Holy Day season truly attuned to the need for repentance and new beginnings. It gives us an opportunity to reaffirm our unity, even in the face of our differences, and face the challenges of a new year together. Some of the prayers and music found in the Selichot service are taken from the High Holy Day liturgy, thus providing a musical transition between the old year and the new year.
To receive your online link to the service, register at kcrabbi.org/event/selichot-2020. Visit www.kcrabbi.org for information or contact Annette Fish, Rabbinical Association administrator, or 913-327-4622.
The Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City sponsors the Selichot program in collaboration with area congregations and generous support from The Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City.