Selichot, the non-holiday
preceding Rosh Hashanah
As we announced previously, this year we will be observing the ‘holiday’ of Selichot, on Saturday night, September 28, with Temple Emanu-El (Waterford) and Ahavath Achim (Colchester) at Temple Emanu-El’s Synagogue on 29 Dayton Road, Waterford. We will begin at 6:30 with a short program focused on Love and Judaism, that will be accompanied by light refreshments of sandwiches and salad (prepared by our kiddush-master), followed by a ‘service’ that can almost be understood as the Greatest Hits of the High Holy Days!, during which we will be led by Emanu-El’s Cantorial Soloist Sheri Barnes, and our own Roz Etra, who are both masters of the Selichot musical selections we have all experienced over the years. And we will also engage in the changing of the mantels for the Torahs to the ‘traditional whites.’ We hope that you will join us as we get ourselves into the mood for the Days of Awe that will be descending upon us, finally, next week. Rav Julius will be leading a car pool, leaving Beth Jacob about 6:00 pm, and as of this writing, he has three seats left. And if anybody else would like to drive, please let him know and he will disseminate info.
