The ancient and hallowed words of Selichos, the penitential prayers,prepare us for those most important of days, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Many of the Selichos are written in a poetic style that makes them very difficult to understand, even for those who read Hebrew well, and certainly for those not so familiar with the language.

The Interlinear Selichos finally lets us understand and appreciate the beauty and importance of the penitential prayers. With the English Translation directly beneath the original Hebrew, and