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Fasting during the Days of Selichot

Question

I saw it written in the poskim that it is customary to fast during the Days of Selichot. I wanted to ask: a. Is this custom observed today? b. Is the custom to fast four days before Rosh Hashanah, or from the beginning of the Days of Selichot?

Answer

Shalom Rav

a. This custom is not observed today. b. The custom is for all the Days of Selichot.

Answered 22 November 2022 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Source

Rema, Orach Chayim, Siman 581, Seif 2

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