Reciting Selichot Alone
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Question
Is it permissible to recite Selichot without a minyan?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
The verses, piyutim, and prayers in the Selichot may be recited even by an individual. However, the piyutim in Aramaic and the Thirteen Attributes should only be recited with a quorum of ten.
Nevertheless, an individual praying alone may recite the Thirteen Attributes not as a prayer and request, but with melody and cantillation, as if reading from the Torah.
Good luck
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 565, Se'if 5 and Mishnah Berurah, there, Se'if Katan 12. Mishnah Berurah, Siman 581, Se'if Katan 4
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