This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 17. Borrowing someone’s Shofar without permission:[1] It is permitted to use someone’s Shofar without permission in order to blow it to fulfill the Mitzvah.[2] One is to say a blessing over the blowing in such a […]
16. Blowing with a stolen Shofar
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 16. Blowing with a stolen Shofar: [1] One who used a stolen Shofar to blow with to fulfill the Mitzvah has fulfilled his obligation.[2] Nevertheless one may not say a blessing over the blowing when using […]
15. May one desecrate Yom Tov for the sake of hearing the Shofar blowing?
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 15. May one desecrate Yom Tov for the sake of hearing the Shofar blowing?[1] One may not desecrate Yom Tov for the sake of blowing or hearing Shofar.[2] This applies even regarding performing Rabbinical prohibitions for […]
14. Is there any difference in law between the first and second day of Rosh Hashanah?
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 14. Is there any difference in law between the first and second day of Rosh Hashanah?[1] All matters which invalidate a Shofar on the first day of Rosh Hashanah apply likewise on the second day of […]
13. A Shofar within a Shofar
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 13. A Shofar within a Shofar[1] If one enters a Shofar within a Shofar then it only remains valid for blowing if the inner Shofar protrudes further out on the narrow end, and either protrudes further […]
12. One who blew from the wide end of the Shofar
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 12. One who blew from the wide end of the Shofar: [1] If one blew from the wide end of the Shofar he does not fulfill his obligation.[2] [1] 590/20; Michaber 590/9 [2] The reason: […]
11. Placing one’s lips on the Shofar while blowing
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 […]
10. A Shofar with engravings and drawings
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 […]
9. Adding material to lengthen the Shofar
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 […]
8. A plated Shofar
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 […]
