{"id":632,"date":"2012-09-05T13:57:10","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T11:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shaareihoraah.org\/wordpress\/?p=632"},"modified":"2012-09-05T01:01:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-04T23:01:00","slug":"hilchos-selichos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shaareihoraah.org\/?p=632","title":{"rendered":"Hilchos Selichos"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Minhag<\/em><\/span><\/span>\u00a0of Ashkenazim is to commence <\/span>Selichos<\/span><\/em> this coming <\/span>Motzei\u00a0Shabbos<\/span><\/em>. Consequently, I would like to present a summary of its relevant <\/span>Halachos<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It has been observed that the common expression of \u201cSaying Selichos<\/em><\/span><\/span>\u201d is a misnomer. The term \u201c<\/span>Selichos<\/span><\/em>\u201d is derived from the word for forgiveness; and forgiveness is something we beg for, not \u201csay.\u201d We should all keep in mind during <\/span>Selichos<\/span><\/em>\u00a0that the point is not to groggily recite unfamiliar words; we are beseeching for our lives that are on the line. However, for simplicity\u2019s sake, we will use this term in our article, as the <\/span>Rema<\/span><\/strong> does.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The ideal time to recite Selichos<\/em><\/span><\/span> is during the final third of the night, from three hours prior to sunrise until the morning. If one is unable to arise this early, they may be recited at any point during the daylight hours, including preceding <\/span>Mincha<\/span><\/em>. Some allow <\/span>Selichos<\/span><\/em> to be said from midnight onwards, and this is the common practice especially on <\/span>Motzei\u00a0Shabbos<\/span><\/em> itself. The implication of the <\/span>Igros Moshe<\/span><\/strong> OC 2:105 is that after midnight is preferable over after sunrise.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When Selichos<\/em><\/span><\/span> are being recited in the morning, <\/span>Birchos\u00a0HaTorah<\/span><\/em> should be said prior to <\/span>Selichos<\/span><\/em>. If the time for wearing a <\/span>Talis<\/span><\/em> has already arrived, it should be worn with a <\/span>Beracha<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ideally one should stand for the entire Selichos<\/em><\/span><\/span>. If this is difficult, effort should be made to stand at least for the 13 <\/span>Middos<\/span><\/em> and <\/span>Vidui<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Orchos\u00a0Rabbeinu<\/span><\/strong> quotes the <\/span>Steipler\u00a0Gaon<\/span><\/strong> that if one arrived late to <\/span>Shul<\/span><\/em> during <\/span>Selichos<\/span><\/em>, he should start from where the <\/span>Tzibbur<\/span><\/em> is currently holding and make up the beginning sections later.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If one is sitting Shiva,<\/em><\/span><\/span>lo aleinu,<\/span><\/em> during the period of <\/span>Selichos<\/span><\/em>, a <\/span>Minyan<\/span><\/em> should convene in the <\/span>Avel\u2019s<\/span><\/em> house to recite <\/span>Selichos<\/span><\/em> and they should omit <\/span>Tachanun<\/span><\/em>. On <\/span>Erev\u00a0Rosh\u00a0HaShana<\/span><\/em> he may attend <\/span>Shul<\/span><\/em> to <\/span>Daven<\/span><\/em> the extended <\/span>Selichos<\/span><\/em> with the <\/span>Tzibur<\/span><\/em>, but not on other days. After the conclusion of the <\/span>Shiva<\/span><\/em>, it is permitted for an <\/span>Avel<\/span><\/em> to serve as the <\/span>Shalich\u00a0Tzibbur<\/span><\/em> for <\/span>Selichos<\/span><\/em>. However, some have the <\/span>Minhag<\/span><\/em> that he should not.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If one is unable to say Selichos<\/em><\/span><\/span> with a <\/span>Minyan<\/span><\/em>, the 13 <\/span>Middos<\/span><\/em> and all <\/span>Piyutim<\/span><\/em> written in Aramaic should be omitted. One may read the 13 <\/span>Middos<\/span><\/em> with their <\/span>Tropp<\/span><\/em>, as it becomes a mere reading of <\/span>Pesukim<\/span><\/em> and is no longer considered <\/span>Davening<\/span><\/em> them. If one is <\/span>Davening<\/span><\/em> in <\/span>Shul<\/span><\/em> with a <\/span>Minyan<\/span><\/em> but cannot keep up with them, he may recite the Aramaic <\/span>Piyutim<\/span><\/em> as long as the <\/span>Tzibur<\/span><\/em> has not concluded the entire <\/span>Selichos<\/span><\/em>. However, the 13 <\/span>Middos<\/span><\/em> should only be recited as such together with a <\/span>Minyan<\/span><\/em> literally.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When a Chasan<\/em><\/span><\/span> is present in <\/span>Shul<\/span><\/em> or a <\/span>Bris<\/span><\/em> is occurring later that day, there are various opinions among the <\/span>Poskim<\/span><\/em> whether the <\/span>Tachanun<\/span><\/em> portion of <\/span>Selichos<\/span><\/em> should be recited.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Though the Rema<\/strong><\/span><\/span> states that the individual who served as the <\/span>Chazan<\/span><\/em> for <\/span>Selichos<\/span><\/em> should continue for all of the day\u2019s <\/span>Tefillos<\/span><\/em>, and the <\/span>Magen Avraham<\/span><\/strong> grants him precedence over even a <\/span>Yahrtzeit<\/span><\/em>, the <\/span>Aruch<\/span><\/strong>HaShulchan<\/span><\/strong> observes that today this is no longer the custom.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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May everyone be Zoche<\/em><\/span><\/span> to a <\/span>Kesiva v\u2019Chasima Tova<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Minhag\u00a0of Ashkenazim is to commence Selichos this coming Motzei\u00a0Shabbos. Consequently, I would like to present a summary of its relevant Halachos. \u00a0 It has been observed that the common expression of \u201cSaying Selichos\u201d is a misnomer. The term \u201cSelichos\u201d … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-seasonal","category-tefilla","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2z7Yb-ac","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shaareihoraah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shaareihoraah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shaareihoraah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shaareihoraah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shaareihoraah.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shaareihoraah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shaareihoraah.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shaareihoraah.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shaareihoraah.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}