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Midnight Selichot: The Chief Rabbi’s address

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Addressing a Midnight Selichot prayer session before Rosh Hashana and the High Holy Days, the Chief Rabbi invokes the story of Hagar and the angel, teaching us that our outlook can determine what opportunities we are presented with. He alights on the uniqueness of Yom Kippur, being the only fast on which we celebrate.