Editing Selichot (section)

{{Short description|Jewish penitential poetry}}
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[[File:Slichot22.JPG|thumb|300px|Crowd performing Selichot and Annulment of Vows ''([[Neder#Annulment (hatarat nedarim)|Hatarat Nedarim]])'' at the [[Western Wall]] in Jerusalem.]]
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[[File:Pelliot hébreu 1.jpg|thumb|Selichot prayer leaf (c. 8th–9th century) discovered in the famous [[Mogao Caves]] of [[Dunhuang]], Gansu, China in 1908 by [[Paul Pelliot]].]]
'''Selichot''' ({{langx|he|סְלִיחוֹת|səliḥoṯ}}, <small>singular:</small> {{lang|he|סליחה}}, ''səliḥā'') are [[Jewish]] penitential poems and prayers, especially those said in the period leading up to the [[High Holidays]], and on [[ta'anit|fast days]]. The [[Thirteen Attributes of Mercy]] are a central theme throughout these prayers.