Author Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 17. Blowing without a Minyan:[1] Hearing Shofar with a Minyan/group versus blowing for oneself:[2]  Whenever there is a group of people who need to hear Shofar, it is proper for one person to blow on behalf of everyone else, […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 16. Having someone take over the blower:[1] If one began blowing the Shofar and is unable to complete the entire set of 30 blows a second person can take him over and complete the remaining blows. If the second […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 15. May one receive payment for blowing the Shofar?[1] (It is forbidden to receive payment for blowing Shofar on Rosh Hashanah even if one was hired before Yom Tov.[2] If one receives payment for the blowing good fortune will […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 14. If one is in doubt if he fulfilled the Mitzvah:[1] If one is in doubt as to whether he has fulfilled the Mitzvah of hearing Shofar then on the first day of Rosh Hashanah he is required to […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 13. Silence throughout the Shofar blowing:[1] During the actual blowing of the Shofar, whether of Meyushav [i.e. before Musaf] or Meumad [i.e. during Musaf], it is forbidden for one to [make any noise even[2] to] spit, as one must […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 12. The positioning of the Shofar on the mouth: The Shofar needs to be placed on ones lips when he blows.[1] If feasible, it is proper to blow the Shofar from the right side of one’s mouth.[2] It is […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 11. The Blessings: A. The Nussach of the Bracha:[1] Prior to blowing the Shofar one recites the following blessing while standing: “ברוך ….אקב”ו לשמוע קול שופר” [“Baruch… Leshmoa Kol Shofar”].[2] If one mistakenly recited “Letkoa Beshofar” or “Al Tekias […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 10. Covering the Shofaros:[1] It is customary to cover the Shofaros prior to saying the blessings.[2] [Some[3] write that the mouth of the Shofar however remains revealed. The Chabad Rebbe’s had a special order with regards to the coverings […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 9. The Makri:[1] What is the job of the Makri?[2] It is customary to have a person [i.e. Makri] utter the name of each and every blow to the Baal Tokeia [i.e. the person blowing the Shofar] prior to […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 8. From where in a Shul should the Shofar be blown: [1] It is customary to blow the Shofar from the Bima of the shul on which the Torah scroll is read.[2] Tekios of Musaf:[3] The […]