This was the scene at the main Chabad Shul in Melbourne late Saturday night, at midnight.
The Shul is packed from wall to wall, and a great hum of prayer can be heard from the crowd.
It has been an age old custom to come to Synagogue deep into the night in the days leading up to Rosh Hashana, and say the Selichot (lit. Supplication) prayers.
Chabad circles, this is a serious, yet joyous, time as we are just days away from Rosh Hashana, the head of the year, and a day when we draw down great blessings and inspirarion for the coming new year.
