Selichot
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Selichot prayer leaf （c. 8th–9th century） discovered in the famous Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, Gansu, China in 1908 by Paul Pelliot.
Selichot （Hebrew: סְלִיּחוֹת, romanized: Sliḥot, singular: סליחה, Slichah） 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.
In the Sephardic tradition, recital of Selichot in preparation for the High Holidays begins on the second day of the Hebrew month of Elul.
In the Ashkenazic tradition, it begins on the Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah.
If, however, the first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on Monday or Tuesday, Selichot are said beginning the Saturday night prior to ensure that Selichot are recited at least four times.
This may be because originally the pious would fast for ten days during the season of repentance, and four days before Rosh Hashanah
were added to compensate for the four of the Ten days of Repentance on which fasting is forbidden – the two days of Rosh Hashanah,
Shabbat Shuvah, and the day preceding Yom Kippur—and, while the fasts have since been abandoned, the Selichot that accompanied them have been retained.
Alternatively, the Rosh Hashanah liturgy includes the Biblical phrase, "you shall observe a burnt offering", and like an offering which needs to be scrutinised for defects for four days,
so too four days of self-searching are needed before the day of judgment.
In the Italian rite, Selichot always begin on a Monday or Thursday shortly before Rosh Hashanah.
If Rosh Hashanah falls on Monday, they begin the previous Monday.
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