Selichot for women
Does a woman have to say Selichot during the month of Elul right before Rosh Hashana?
Ashkenazi or Sephardi Selichot?
I became religious a year ago. My first acquaintance with praying in a synagogue was in a Chabad synagogue, with the Tehillat Hashem prayerbook. I got attached to this prayer version and still pray with it today. But I would like to say Selichot like the Sephardim do. What should I do?
Reciting the sacrifices before Selichot
Can one recite the section about sacrifices in the morning (including the L’shem yichud) and then recite Selichot with the congregation and then the rest of the morning prayers?
Fasting over one’s sins
In the past I did immoral sins, but now I married a worthy woman and accepted upon myself to avoid sinning in the future, expressed regret, and confessed my sin. Is that enough for my sins to be forgiven or do I have to accept all kinds of extreme measures as mentioned in the holy […]
Reciting psalm 27 during Elul
I know that you’re supposed to recite psalm 27 from the month of Elul until after Simchat Torah. 1. Can one recite it early in the morning before the morning blessings? 2. Should we recite it also on Shabbat?
Can non-Jews repent too?
Does it help if a non-Jew repents or maybe repentance is a commandment only for Jews?
Only one month of Selichot?
Since Selichot is an opportunity to return to Hashem and purify oneself, why do we say it only one month of the year and then loose its inspiration for the rest of the year?
Ashkenazi or Sephardi Selichot
My father’s family is from Poland and my mother’s family are 12 generations in Israel, probably Sephardi. I became religious and go to Sephardi synagogues. I am single. Which customs and halachos should I keep? Sephardi or Ashkenazi? One way or the other in all the laws?? What should I do for Elul?
Why focus on repentance only during Elul and the Ten Days of Repentance?
I’m bothered by something that I see repeating itself every year. The month of Elul comes and especially the Ten Days of Repentance and everyone tries to be “big tzaddikim”, getting up early to pray and saying Selichot, learn Torah scrupulously, give a lot of charity, and in general trying to become a better Jew […]
Psalm 130 during Selichot
Why do we recite psalm 130 Shir HaMaalot Mima’amakim at the end of Selichot?
