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Ashkenazi Jews Begin Selichot Prayers This Weekend
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Ashkenazi Jewish communities are set to begin reciting Selichot prayers this Saturday night, a tradition aimed at fostering optimism as they approach the High Holy Days. The practice, rooted in Jewish legal codes, emphasizes carrying the joy of Shabbat into the penitential period.
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- Ashkenazi Jews start Selichot prayers Saturday night.
- Selichot prayers precede the High Holy Days.
- The timing aims to bring Sabbath joy to penitential prayers.
- Tradition encourages optimism despite potential anxieties.
- Sephardic Jews began Selichot earlier in Elul.
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