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Selichot are special prayers said during the days before Rosh Hashana. Selichot are prayers about forgiveness. These prayers are said early morning before Shacharit; the daily morning prayers. Sefardim start saying Selichot a month before Rosh Hashana; the entire month of Elul. Ashkenazim begin saying Selichot on the Sunday before Rosh Hashana; unless Rosh Hashana is on Monday or Tuesday, in which case they start saying Selichot on the Sunday 10 days before Rosh Hashana. Selichot are said until Yom Kippour. Selichot are not said on Shabbat.

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Selichot are special prayers said during the days before Rosh Hashana. Selichot are prayers about forgiveness. These prayers are said early morning before Shacharit; the daily morning prayers. Sefardim start saying Selichot a month before Rosh Hashana; the entire month of Elul. Ashkenazim begin saying Selichot on the Sunday before Rosh Hashana; unless Rosh Hashana is on Monday or Tuesday, in which case they start saying Selichot on the Sunday 10 days before Rosh Hashana. Selichot are said until Yom Kippour. Selichot are not said on Shabbat.

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"Selichot" (שְׁלִיחוֹת) is a Jewish liturgical poem of repentance and forgiveness recited during the High Holy Days and other times of penitence. This tradition allows individuals to seek forgiveness for their sins and ask for divine mercy.

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Ana Adonai hoshia na,Ana Adonai hatslicha na.


Aneinu, aneinu, beyom kor'einu

Aneinu, aneinu, beyom kor'einu.


אנא ה׳ הושיע נא׃

אנא ה׳ הצליחה נא׃


ענינו ענינו ביום קורקאינו׃

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Blessing one's children: because Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement; so we pray that our blessing of them will contribute to a good judgment for them by God.

Eating a lot: because this tradition is mentioned repeatedly in our Oral Torah (Talmud, Berakhot 8b and elsewhere).

Selichot (prayers for God's forgiveness): because Yom Kippur is the most auspicious time too seek God's forgiveness.

If there were other traditions you had in mind, please specify them so we can answerr in detail.

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The 8th Month is Cheshvan (חשון) also called Marcheshvan (מרחשון), and it is significant in that is is the only month on the Jewish calendar that has no holidays, other than Shabbat.

There are two annual events in Chesvhan:


7 Heshvan - V'tein Tal u-Matar ("Deliver Dew and Rain"), a prayer, is added to the Shemoneh Esrei prayers in Israel. If no rain has fallen by the 17th of the month, special prayers are added for rain


Bahab - According to most customs, on the first Sabbath of Cheshvan, a prayer is recited on behalf of all those who are going to fast on Bahab. Bahab, or in Hebrew בהב‎ stands for 2, 5, 2, which means Monday, Thursday and Monday. On the Monday, Thursday and second Monday after the Sabbath, the custom is to fast and/or recite penitential prayers called Selichot. According to the Ashkenazi custom, the second Monday of Bahab is the Monday before Rosh Chodesh Kislev, the Thursday is the Thursday preceding that, the first Monday is the Monday preceding that and the Sabbath, in which the prayer is recited is the Sabbath preceding that. Bahab is also observed at the beginning of Iyar.

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