Author Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 11. Placing one’s lips on the Shofar while blowing: [1] If one slightly distanced the Shofar from his mouth and blew from it he has not fulfilled his obligation.[2]   [1] 586/19 [2] The reason: The […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 10. A Shofar with engravings and drawings: [1] One is not to draw pictures on a Shofar [even if done] in order to beautify the Shofar.[2] However it is permitted to engrave drawings within the body […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 9. Adding material to lengthen Shofar: [1] If any material was added to lengthen the size of a Shofar in a way that the sound passes through this addition, the Shofar is invalid.[2] This applies even […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 8. A Plated Shofar: [1] It is forbidden to have any intervention between the mouth of the blower and the Shofar material. Therefore if one plated a Shofar with gold[2] in the area where the mouth […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 7. Removing cartilage from Shofar: [1] A Kosher Shofar contains removable cartilage. It is not required to remove this cartilage and even initially it suffices to puncture a hole through the cartilage rather than remove it.[2]  […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 6. A thin Shofar: [1] If the Shofar was sanded down, whether on its inside or outside, until it became very thin similar to the thinness of a scab, nevertheless it remains valid.[2]    [1] 586/14 […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 5. A Shofar that was shortened: [1] If a Shofar had part of its length cut off it remains valid so long as there is a Shiur Tefach [8 cm] that remains.     [1] 586/13 […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 4. A Shofar that was heated and shaped: [1] Turned inside out: A Shofar that was turned inside out[2] is invalid and if one blew with it he has not fulfilled his obligation.[3] Widened narrow end […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 3. A damaged Shofar:[1] A. A Shofar with a hole that is not patched:[2] Some Poskim[3] rule that a Shofar that contains a hole[4] on its side is valid to use for blowing on Rosh Hashanah. […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 2. Shiur Shofar-The minimum length of the Shofar:[1] The minimum length of a Shofar is one Tefach [approximately 3.16″ or 8 cm[2]].[3]   [1] 586/13; Michaber 586/9 [4 fingers] Other opinions: Some Rishonim rule that the […]