This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 20. Which over-rides: Hearing the Shofar blowing or praying Musaf: [1] One who does not know to pray on his own and is in a situation where he can either go to one community for Rosh Hashanah and hear […]
19. Blowing from different area than listeners-Blowing in an area that echoes
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 19. Blowing from different area than listeners-Blowing in an area that echoes:[1] One is required to hear the pure sound of the Shofar blow without any other sounds intertwined. If one heard mixed sounds he has not fulfilled his […]
17. Blowing without a minyan
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, […]
16. Having someone take over the blower
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 […]
15. May one receive payment for blowing the Shofar?
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 […]
14. If one is in doubt if he fulfilled the Mitzvah
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 […]
13. Silence throughout the Shofar blowing
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 […]
12. The Positioning of the Shofar on the mouth
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 […]
11. The Blessings of Shofar
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 […]
10. Covering the Shofaros
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 […]
