The difference between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
I’m all confused about Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. They say that Rosh Hashana is the day of judgment and Yom Kippur is the day for atoning of one’s sins. So why is it forbidden to pray and cry on Rosh Hashana that our sins be forgiven? What should we ask for on Rosh Hashana […]
An Ashkenazi who has only a Sephardi minyan
I’m getting stronger religious-wise and I’m planning to go to Selichot. I live in a town where there is only a Sephardi synagogue but I’m an Ashkenazi. Do I have to go to Selichot the whole month of Elul like the Sephardim because I pray the Sephardi prayer version with them the whole week?
Does G-d accept all 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?
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?
