Get ready for the last Shabbat of year 5771 (see lead article)!
This is a chance to make up for and fix anything lacking from the previous 50 or so.
On Saturday night Askenazic Jews start the distinctive pre-Rosh Hashana Selichot prayers (see second article); Sephardim have been reciting them for three weeks already.
Next week will be a special Rosh Hashana issue. Article #3 is a preview; it connects the date of this Shabbat with the Day of Judgment.