Tens of thousands gathered to begin reciting Selichos on Motzei Shabbos at Chatzos at shuls throughout Eretz Yisrael and at the Kosel.
Sephardim begin reciting Selichos at the start of Chodesh Elul in order to recite the special tefillos for a period of 40 days prior to Yom Kippur, the same period of time that Moshe Rabbeinu was on Har Sinai.
Ashkenazim begin reciting Selichos on the Motzei Shabbos (or Sunday morning) before Rosh Hashanah, but if there are less than four days between the beginning of Selichos and Rosh Hashana, then the recital begins on the previous Motzei Shabbos.
Selichos at Mearas HaMachpeilah:
The video below shows the first Selichos in the shul of HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef:
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Chabad have it even better, because apart from commencing [1 or 2] Sunday prior to R’H, after צום-גדליה they are already done with סליחות
Bais HaMikdash HaShlishi YVBV”A:
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This has nothing to do with eretz Yisrael
Just like birchas kohanim and no teffillin chol Hamoed has nothing to do with EY.
So nice, thank you for posting.
But they get to eat a kitniyot Burito on Pesach (without the tortilla of course)