Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
Several days before Rosh Hashanah we begin to recite the Selichot, a series of penitential prayers and liturgy.
Thanks to the generosity of Kehot Publication Society, Chabad.org is pleased to share with you a free PDF download of the Hebrew-English text of Selichot for the first night.
What is a mitzvah?
An act of uniting heaven and earth.
But heaven is spiritual and earth is material. To make spirit and matter one is impossible!
A creature of earth cannot make earth heaven. And a heavenly being cannot bring heaven to earth.
But for you, it is not impossible.
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