SELICHOT: AN ANCIENT SPIRITUAL PRACTICE, SEEKING DIVINE COMPASSION AND THE RETURN TO OUR TRUEST SELVES
R' Bella will guide us on an extraordinary journey of music and meditation, poetry and prayer; opening our hearts, as we move us toward "teshuvah"(returning). Congregation Shir Shalom invites you to join us with our Open Door Policy for a warm & welcoming community experience. Selichot will begin with Havdalah and be followed by a dessert reception.
RSVP to Rickie Roark: rickieroark@comcast.net 707-939-8341
Desserts are appreciated.
Please note this service is geared toward Adults & Teens. Last fall nearly 50 folks attended Selichot at CSS and dubbed it the most moving service they had ever experienced. The effect of a Selichot service can be transformational.We sense the extraordinary nature of the prayer and turn introspectively within ourselves. The prayers themselves are pleas for mercy. The melodies are filled with longing; expressing the yearning that accompanies separation from God and the desire to change and return to our original natures. The words cause us to ponder how we can break the cycle of our lives and change ourselves for the better. The possibility of change and of a better life is the core of our belief and the heart of our practice.
