Minyan or Selichot?
My brother told me he doesn’t have Selichot in his synagogue and he wants to go to another synagogue that does have Selichot but doesn’t have a minyan. What should he do?
Taking a vacation during Elul
My friends and I were thinking of organizing a vacation during Elul. Is there any problem with doing that?
Explaining a Selicha
What does it mean in Selichot “In rage, remember the Binding of Yitzchak; in rage, remember compassion” etc. What does the term “rage” imply? How is it connected to the Binding of Yitzchak?
Rosh Hashana songs throughout the year
May one hear Selichot songs during the year when Selichot are not being said?
Saying Selichot with the radio
Sometimes I join in reciting Selichot with a live radio program. I understand that I can say the 13 Attributes of Mercy even without their cantillation. But is that considered reciting Selichot with a minyan (at least after the fact) or only “praying at the time that the public prays”?
Selichot for Elul and the Ten Days of Repentance
Are the Selichot that the Sephardim say during the Ten Days of Repentance the same Selichot that they say in Elul?
Do Ashkenazi women have to say Selichot?
Is it the Ashkenazi custom for women to say Selichot?
repentance
Does G-d accept everyone’s repentance? Even one who is full of sin and it appears that he has no chance to really repent and make a difference before Rosh Hashana?
Saying Selichot
May one say Selichot more than once a day?
Visiting a cemetery on the day before the first of Elul
We have a custom to visit the deceased family members on the day before the first of Elul. 1. Is this a law or just a custom? 2. Can a woman come? 3. Should one come if otherwise there won’t be a minyan to recite Kaddish? 4. Does this help the deceased?
