"Tens of thousands went to selichos motzei shabbos at chatzos, men, women, bochurim, girls and young boys to the traditional selichos in their local shul or yeshivos just like their parents and grandparents - but there's nothing newsworthy about it.
I went to shul where we heard a fiery speech from the Rav, the chazzan began the traditional kadish to the tune of yomim noraim, fathers with sleepy-eyed children, old and young were in the audience, all asking for forgiveness and to get closer to Hashem as we get ready for the Yom Hadin. When it was over we went home. There were no photographers, no guitars, no organ, no cello, no musical instruments, no dancing, no entertainment, no Carlebach nusach, no kumzitz. It was a simple selichos recital seen in many shuls across the world the way it was done last year, and the year before, with the authentic nusach. But you won't see a video of it on the websites because its just perhaps too old fashioned or not newsworthy. Not here to take away or make light of what others do but we have become a man bites dog society [i.e. when a dog bites a man that is not news. News is when a man bites a dog. People look for the sensational and bizarre]."
Once upon a time there was a musical selichos. Everybody brought their instruments and was playing. It was incredibly inspiring and uplifting. But there was one simple boy from a small village who did not know how to play any musical instruments. Nebuch. So he took a selichos booklet and said the words from his heart.
There was a HUGE tumult in Shomayim. Hashem said that this boy's selichos will be considered as if he had played an instrument and b/c of him terrible decrees against the Jews were averted.
