WHEN TO SAY SELICHOS

 

WHEN IS SELICHOS?

1) Minhag Barcelona: 25th Ellul     (Ran R.H.16a)

2)  Minhag Girona: Rosh Hashana   (Ran R.H.16a)

3) *Teshuvas Hageonim: -All ten days of Aseres Yemei Teshuva.

4)   Meiri: Mondays & Thursdays of the whole month of  Ellul  

5)  Shibolei Haleket: The Monday & Thursday before Rosh Hashana

6) Mateh Efraim: brings a Shita to start on the 15th of Ellul

7)  Shulchan Aruch: (start) Rosh Chodesh Ellul

8)  Rema: Sunday (or 2 Sundays) before Rosh Hashana

8b) Minhag Chabad - Selichos ends Erev Rosh Hashanah

 

*# 2 & # 3 might be same, (not sure if #2 said on Shabbos) In Siddur R. Amram Gaon there are
Selichos for Rosh Hashana and Friday night (Shabbos). 

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מנהג אשכנז and some Chasidic Minyanim, 
the Chazan who Davens Ma'ariv on Motzei Shabbos 
Selichos sings the והוא רחום with a special Niggun.

The אמרי פנחס writes  it is called "The long והוא רחום"
based on the סוד of אריך אנפין  (long face) 
Kabbalistic term for Hashem being patient
with us.