6072 – Women Asking For Forgiveness!
Q. Are women obligated to recite Selichos?
A. Since the recitation of Selichos, even for men is not an obligation but an ancient custom which has been practiced for many centuries, we are not obligated to do more than what custom dictates. Customarily, women did not go to Shul to recite Selichos. If they wish to do so, however, women may go to Shul to recite Selichos, or they may recite Selichos at home.
See coming question 6069 - ‘Equal Rights Selichot?’
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Shlomo Miller, Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a, and Horav Dovid Bartfeld consulting, Horav Hagaon Rav Yitzchak Berkowitz Shlit’a
Reviewed by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
Published: August 30, 2026