Blessings on the Torah before Selichot
This question and answer were automatically translated using our trained AI and have not yet been reviewed by a qualified rabbi. Please treat this translation with caution.
go to original →
Question
Someone who recites Selichot in the morning before prayer, should they first say the blessings on the Torah?
Answer
In the order of Selichot, there are many verses from the Torah, and the early authorities were divided on whether one must recite the blessing on the Torah before them, as with any study that is forbidden before the blessing. Or, since the verses are said in the manner of prayer and not as Torah study, it is permitted even before the blessing. The Shulchan Aruch ruled that one should be concerned for the opinion that forbids saying verses before the blessing even in the manner of prayer. The Rema wrote that the custom among Ashkenazim is to follow the lenient opinion. Practically, it is certainly correct according to all opinions to say the blessings on the Torah first.
May the prayers be accepted favorably
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 46, Sif 9, Mishnah Berurah, there, Sif Katan 27. And in Siman 6, Sif Katan 11