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"Adon HaSelikhot" (Hebrew: אֲדוֹן הַסְּלִיחוֹת, romanizedʾĂdōn Has-Sĕlīḥōṯ, lit.'Master of Forgiving') is an anonymous Hebrew Jewish piyyut (liturgical poem), recited in many Sefardi and Mizrahi Jewish communities during the Selichot service of Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.[1][2][3]

Poetic structure

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Every second word of each verse form an alphabetic acrostic (אֲדוֹן הַסְּלִיחוֹת בּוֹחֵן לְבָבוֹת...). After each verse, a refrain "We have sinned before you, have mercy on us" (חָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ רַחֵם עָלֵינוּ) is recited.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nulman, Macy (1 February 1996). The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer: The Ashkenazic and Sephardic Rites. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4616-3124-8.
  2. ^ a b "סידורים ומחזורים לימי חול, שבת ומועדים". www.daat.ac.il. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  3. ^ סדר סליחות השלם עטרת פז - זביחי, פנחס (page 193 of 370). Jerusalem: Ateret Paz. pp. 193–194.