{Judaism} Selichot or slichot (סליחות) are Jewish penitential poems and prayers, especially those said in the period leading up to the High Holidays, and on Fast Days. God`s Thirteen Attributes of Mercy are a central theme throughout these prayers. == Selichot of the High Holidays == In the Sephardic tradition, recital of Selichot in prepar....
Penitential prayers.