[Avodah] Selichos - Especially before Midnight

[Ben Waxman]

>From: Arie Folger <afolger at aishdas.org>
>
>However, I see no point in this analysis. Selichot were developed for being
>recited in the morning. I am utterly unaware of a minhag to say selichot,
>which does not also care about when it is recited.
>
>AFAIK, never before the 19th/20th century did people say selichot at 10pm.


So very possibly a new minhag is being established as we speak, one 
in which there is some disconnection between the words and when they 
are being said. Is this such a new idea, ie that the words that we 
recite are not in tune with our reality?

Ben