Halakha 111a – Selichos – 13 Midos Shel Rachamim – Erev Rosh Hashanah

Halakha – Selichos – 13 Midos Shel Rachamim – Rosh Hashanah – Speaker: Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld zal. (Recorded ca. 1978.)

• 00:00 Why Rosh Hashanah is central to Breslov chassidus.
• A person should come to Rabbeinu zal’s minyan with a “rosh” – a serious focus on teshuvah.
• 03:22 Minhag of Selichos for Sephardim.
• 04:09 Minhag of Selichos for Ashkenazim. The 25th of Elul is the first day of creation.
• 05:49 The best time to begin Selichos is just before Alos HaShachar. However, the first night of Selichos we begin right after Chatzos HaLayla.
• 07:14 The shofar is sounded every day of Elul beginning on Yom Aleph Elul. Tehillim 27 – “LeDovid – HaShem Ohri” – is said every day of Elul as well.
• 07:40 The shofar is sounded every day of Elul except for Erev Rosh Hashanah.
• 08:08 The 13 Midos shel Rachamim – the 13 Attributes of Mercy. Seder of the 13 Attributes according to Sefer Chassidim.
• 08:42 Seder according to Tosefos Rosh Hashanah.
• 09:19 The Chida zal explained that the exact seder of the Yud Gimmel Midos was open to debate because the Zohar HaKodesh was still hidden.
• 09:48 Explanation of the Rosh.
• 10:22 13 Attributes of Mercy – Seder Yud Gimmel Midos shel Rachamim according to the Zohar HaKodesh and the Arizal.
• 11:11 If possible, it’s best to stand during the entire Selichos.
• 11:43 Requirements of a Baal Tefilah and a Baal Tekiah.
• 13:29 If a Baal Tefilah or Baal Tekiah is ill one year and someone substitutes for him, he must receive the position back the following year.
• 14:09 Erev Rosh Hashanah is a day to do teshuvah for the entire year.
• 14:30 Tikkun HaKlali is said on Erev Rosh Hashanah.
• 14:50 It’s an important minhag to immerse in a mikveh on Erev Rosh Hashanah.
• 15:39 Visiting the gravesites of tzaddikim on Erev Rosh Hashanah.
• 15:56 One should not visit a kever twice on the same day.
• 16:01 One should not put one’s right hand on a tziyon, only the left. Exceptions are certain tzaddikim and tzidkanios.
• 16:08 Tzedakah on Erev Rosh Hashanah.
• 16:20 Hataras Nedarim on Erev Rosh Hashanah and Erev Yom Kippur.
• 16:45 Neder is an inyan of Binah.
• 17:02 “Mitzvah” is Malkhus.
• 17:48 Seder of tefilos on Rosh Hashanah and the 10 Days of Teshuvah.
• 18:26 If “HaMelekh HaKadosh” is omitted during Shemoneh Esrei, the tefilah is repeated.
• 18:49 The Tikkunei Zohar says the correct phrase is “Kula beAshan Tikleh”.
• 18:56 Greetings extended on the first night of Rosh Hashanah, after davening.
• 19:34 ***A person who judges others favorably, is himself judged favorably by HaShem.
• 19:51 The Taz says this particular greeting format may be said on both nights of Rosh Hashanah while there is a differing opinion that it is said only the first night.
• 20:08 Simanim on the night of Rosh Hashanah.
• 21:37 The custom of not sleeping on Rosh Hashanah.
• 22:18 Avoiding anger during Rosh Hashanah.
• 22:37 It is a custom to say the entire Sefer Tehillim on each day of Rosh Hashanah.
• 23:10 The shofar is not sounded on the first day of Rosh Hashanah that comes out on Shabbos.
• 23:26 “Shehechianu” is said on candle-lighting and at Kiddush on both nights of Rosh Hashanah.
• 24:06 Kriyas HaTorah and Aliya leTorah on Rosh Hashanah.
• 24:44 Tehillim 130 – “Mimaamakim” – is said together with the Baal Tefilah on Rosh Hashanah.
• 25:13 A person should try to shed tears during the tefilos of Rosh Hashanah. By washing his forehead and hands with his tears a person receives forgiveness. When a person is suddenly brought to tears during tefilah, at that moment he is being judged Above.
• 26:40 Tokias Shofar on Rosh Hashanah. A person should stand during tokias hashofar.

Indexing and Notes by S.Y. Wurtzel.