Author Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 10. Must one hear all the sounds from the same blower?[1] One is not required to hear all the blows from the same person. Hence even if one heard a Tekiah from one person and a Teruah from another […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 9. Intervals between blows:[1] Speaking in between blows:[2] It is initially forbidden for the blower to speak or make an interval between the blows until the last Tekios of Musaf are heard.[3] [If one is hearing Shofar outside of […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 8. Taking breaths: A. Within a single sound:[1] [The minimum required measurement of the Tekiah blow must be done in one breath.[2]] The [minimum required] amount of the Yevavos [i.e. Terumatin] of the Teruos in the sound of Terua, […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 7. The required length of the Tekiah, Shevarim, Teruah:[1] *See the end of this Halacha for a final summary, final ruling and a chart of opinions. The method of measurement: The length of the blows is measured by the […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 6. The law if one does not know how to blow one of the sounds?[1] The sounds of the Tekiah and [the middle sound of] Teruah [or Shevarim] invalidate each other [if one of them is not sounded]. Thus […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 5. The form of the sounds:[1] All forms of sounds which come out of the Shofar are valid. Hence, whether the sound was very strong or very light [or sounded hoarse or dry[2]] it is valid. [This applies even […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 4. The identity of the musical sounds of a Tekiah/Shivarim/Teruah Tekiah: The Tekiah is a single long blow which sounds like this: “Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu” Shevarim:[1] The Shevarim is made up of three medium blows. A number of customs exist in […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 3. Blowing a very long Tekiah: [1] It does not suffice to blow a very long Tekiah in order for it to count as the last Tekiah of the current set and the first Tekiah of the coming set. […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 2. How to save two Tekiahs from being blown: [1] Being that the blowing of the three different sets is only required due to doubt, therefore if one stipulates during the blowing that the Tekiah belongs to whichever grouping is […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 1. The amount of blows needed to be heard: A. The Biblical requirement:[1] According to Biblical law, one is only is required to hear nine blows, which is made up of three sets of a Tekiah-Teruah-Tekiah [תר”ת תר”ת תר”ת].[2] […]