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A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

So Is Life features Josh Nelson, Ellen Dreskin, Rosalie Will and Dan Nichols. The group will perform a Selichot concert at Shaare Emeth on Sept. 21. Photo: So Is Life website, www.bdnandn.com/

Shaare Emeth hosts Selichot with top-notch musicians

BY ERIC BERGER, ASSOCIATE EDITORPublished September 13, 2019

It might be easier to ask for forgiveness and head into the Jewish new year after you have heard a group of talented musicians on Sept. 21 at Congregation Shaare Emeth.The Reform synagogue is hosting a Selichot (prayers of repentance) service with the...

Rabbi James Stone Goodman serves Congregation Neve Shalom and is a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical Association.

D’var Torah: On Selichot, less is more

By Rabbi James Stone GoodmanPublished September 1, 2010

On this day [Rosh Hashanah] the moon is covered, and it does not shine until the tenth day, when Israel turns.  — Zohar On Selichot, we introduce the notions that we will pick up and follow through the days of Awe. Selichot are piyyutim (piyyut from...

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