Selichot
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Crowd performing Selichot and Annulment of Vows (Neder#Annulment (hatarat nedarim)|Hatarat Nedarim) at the [[Western Wall in Jerusalem.]]
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- Holiday.holiday_name
- Leil Selichot
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- Selichot of the High Holidays
- Categories of Selichot
- Selichot of Fast Days
- Selichot on other occasions
- Selichot rites
- References
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thumb|300px|Crowd performing Selichot and Annulment of Vows (Neder#Annulment (hatarat nedarim)|Hatarat Nedarim) at the [[Western Wall in Jerusalem.]]
thumb|Selichot prayer leaf (c. 8th–9th century) discovered in the famous Mogao Caves of [[Dunhuang, Gansu, China in 1908 by Paul Pelliot.]] Selichot (, singular: , səliḥā) are Jewish penitential poems and prayers, especially those said in the period leading up to the High Holidays, and on fast days. The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy are a central theme throughout these prayers.