Prisat Shema

Q & A: Selichot Restrictions (Part I)

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch states that an individual praying selichot without a minyan is not allowed to recite the Thirteen Midot or the Aramaic prayers. What is the rationale behind this halacha? Moshe Jakobowitz Brooklyn, NY