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# According to Sephardim, one must say [[Brachot HaTorah]] before saying [[Selichot]] because there are a number of pesukim in [[Selichot]]. <ref>Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim, pg 5) based on Shulchan Aruch 46:9 and Rambam in Sh"t Peor Hador 104, Birkei Yosef 46:14, Mishna Brurah 46:27. Aruch Hashulchan 46:14 says this isn't necessary based on the Rama in 46:9 that allows saying pesukim that are said as supplication to be said without reciting birkot hatorah first. Nitai Gavriel (Rosh Hashana ch. 10, fnt. 1) advises saying birchos hatorah before selichos unless one is in a rush in which case one can rely on those who say you don’t need to say it before selichos. See [[https://halachipedia.com/index.php?title=Birchot_HaTorah#What_Type_of_Learning_Requires_Birchot_HaTorah.3F]]</ref>

#The [[Selichot]] should be said with proper intent (Kavanah), slowly, and with humility, especially when one is reciting the Yud Gimmel [[Middot]] HaRachamim. <ref>Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim, pg 20) </ref>

#One should say the words "Vaya'avor Hashem Al Panav" together with the Shaliach Tzibbur quietly and then say the Yud Gimmel [[Middot]] HaRachamim aloud. <ref>Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim, pg 32) </ref>

#One should be careful to pause in between the two names of Hashem in the Yud Gimmel [[Middot]] HaRachamim. <ref>Magen Avraham 565:5, Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim, pg 32), Yalkut Yosef Moadim page 14 </ref>

#One should bow slightly when saying "Hashem Hashem" in the Yud Gimmel [[Middot]] HaRachamim. <ref>Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim, pg 32) </ref>