Many of the Selihoth (Penitential prayers) have beautiful haunting melodies. (Hear some at Treating the Selihoth lightly (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)

The purpose of the Selihoth is to bring oneself to feel contrite about the sins that one has committed,...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010/Elul 7, 5770

Even though one can make Teshubah (repentance) any time of the year, the forty days from Rosh Hodesh Elul till Yom...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010/Elul 1, 5770