More than 50,000 worshippers participated last night in the central Selichot service at the Western Wall Plaza, with prayers also broadcast on giant screens and the walls of Jaffa Gate. The evening carried special emotion with the presence of hostage survivor Emily Damari, who endured 471 days in Hamas captivity. She shared: “In the midst of darkness and isolation, I had one moment of light… I managed to hear Selichot from the Kotel. It gave me strength. It gave me hope.” Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz

🎥 Ahead of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar ✡️ which begins at sundown tonight, tens of thousands of people gathered at the הכותל המערבי - Western Wall in Jerusalem and took part in the "Selichot" prayers. "Selichot" which is translated as forgiveness, is an opportunity for Jews to ask for divine forgiveness in preperation for the new year. | Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

5.1K views · 329 reactions | Selichot: A Time for Forgiveness As Jews around the world gather for Selichot, the Rebbe reminds us: God is merciful, attentive, and ready to forgive, especially when we come together in prayer. | Jewish Educational Media - JEM | Facebook

44K views · 1.1K reactions | Incredible: Thousands of Jews gather last night at the Western Wall for the final Selichot prayers before Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. May all of our prayers be answered. | Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Facebook

WATCH: Thousands of Jewish worshippers gathered this week at Jerusalem’s Western Wall to attend "Selichot", a traditional prayer of repentance held just before the Jewish new year - Rosh Hashana - begins. Beautiful! | StandWithUs

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4.1K views · 913 reactions |  Selichot At The Western Wall Before Rosh Hashanah Jews around the world begin saying special Selichot prayers. Sephardim begin at the start of the month of Elul. Ashkenazim began after Shabbat this week. In Israel, countless people join services at the Kotel, the Western Wall, as they ask for a sweet new year. | Chabad.org | Facebook