We are careful that we hear the sound of the shofar only, making certain that there is no echo. Reb Chaim Brisker zt"l and his grandson, the Rav zt"l, Maran Rav Yosef Dov Ha-levi Soloveitchik, offer differing explanations of Rambam's position in order to resolve these difficulties. Translated by David Silverberg. Here Are 20 Locations Across Brooklyn to Hear the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah. "Today, if you will hear His voice: 'Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, as in the day of trial in the wilderness, when your fathers tested Me; they tried Me, though they saw My work. Fifth set: Zichronos.
Gemara, Rosh on Rosh Hashanah, 4:10. What is so special about recognizing the sound of the shofar? It's curved, like a person bending in front of royalty in total submission. However, the custom is that women do listen to the shofar and in fact can blow the shofar for themselves and other women even with a brocha. This inspires our tefillos for the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdash. Learning to blow the shofar. "אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם יוֹדְעֵי תְרוּעָה, ה' בְּאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ יְהַלֵּכוּן. Additional reasons from other sources: - The shofar ushers in the Divine court session and shows our trust in Hashem's judgement. General Reflections Before the Tekiyos. Secondly, in order for the blower's actions to effectively create a "day of blowing" for his listeners, a connection must be made between the two parties through mutual intent that the representative's blowing should relate to the congregation. He then announced that Rav Kook had sent him to blow the shofar for them, in accordance with the obligation to hear the shofar on Rosh Hashanah. It was done informally and garnered a large response, he said; at some locations, as many as 40 people came out to hear the instrument. The sounding of the shofar, or trumpet, is first mentioned in Exodus 19:16…. A mentally incompetent is not required to hear the shofar, since the Torah does not obligate someone who is severely lacking in intelligence.
From the time of the Talmud there was disagreement over what the correct sound of the shofar blast is. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. Tekiah is one long call. The Ben Ish Chai explains by means of a story. I was never very good at it, though I did succeed in training a shofar-sounder virtuoso at the Bayswater Synagogue. When the shofar blows one hundred times, it cracks the shell of our awareness wide open, and suddenly we find ourselves in heaven. Every moment of our lives the world bursts into being out of nothing, falls away, and then rises up again. The Rambam rules in accordance with the second view: If one blew a stolen shofar, he has fulfilled his obligation, since the mitzva is only with the listening of the sound; even without touching or lifting the shofar, the listener fulfills his obligation, and the law of theft does not apply to sound (Hilkhot Shofar 1:3). Tekios after Mussaf. The Satan is caught off balance and weakened by the division of the tekios for three reasons. Regarding the deaf individual, however, a perfectly good shofar sound was created, only he was unable to hear it due to physical disability. I like to hear the shofar blast lyrics. Ask the Holy Spirit to give you eyes to see and the words to speak life, wisdom, understanding, and power in the new year.
He wants to meet with you, securing and sealing you for a supernatural victory in the year ahead. God is actually instructing us to blast the shofar and cry out to Him. Finally, whereas one must hear the sound of the shofar to observe this "day of blowing, " if one blows into a pit he must hear the actual shofar sound, rather than the echo, to fulfill his obligation. 28 If a non-Jew constructs a shofar on Rosh Hashanah, without being asked to do so, the shofar is kosher. 3 This warning is accomplished by a loud blast of the shofar. The Rambam writes (Hilkhot Shofar 2:4): One who blows shofar casually ("mitaseik") to practice has not fulfilled his obligation [with this blowing]; similarly, one hearing from a casual blower has not fulfilled his obligation. On the first of Elul is New Year for the tithe of cattle. 11 The shofar is placed in boiling water to sterilize any lingering bacteria and to facilitate the gentle scraping of any internal material clinging to the inside. The holiday celebrating the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, has been marked for millennia as a time for introspection, celebrated by blowing the Shofar and eating apples dipped in honey. The source texts in Torah from which we derive the practice of sounding the shofar on Rosh HaShanah -- and indeed the entire holiday of Rosh HaShanah itself, are rather laconic: Here are three sources on shofar that are not specifically about its use on Rosh HaShanah. There is a mystery in the shofar blast. The Shofar of Salvation. 13 If a shofar has a hole, some sources consider it kosher even if it affects the sound; however, the prevailing view is not to utilize such a shofar. I like to hear the shofar blast. Ninth set: We tremble when we remember the future Day of Judgment, described as a day of shofar blowing.
Since the essence of the mitzva of shofar is hearing its sound, and the shofar itself merely facilitates this function, the illegal means by which the shofar was acquired will have no bearing on the fulfillment of the obligation. In this story, the Canaanite general Sisera has been ruthlessly oppressing the Israelites for 20 years. The High Holy Days of Judaism begin with the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, which this year took place Sept. 18-20. While a bent shofar actually conveys contrition and should be sought out, 34 in order to drill the hole for the mouthpiece a very bent shofar must first be carefully heated to 350 degrees to allow for a partial straightening. 31 However in the Bais HaMikdash it was blown on Shabbos and according to some authorities also a Bais Din can blow shofar on Shabbos (not relevant in our day). In short, holiness is heaven. The Meaning of the Shofar « Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur «. However, these answers do not solve why one who blows into a pit, hearing merely an echo, does not fulfill his obligation. To end, repeat last line 3x). Even so, most (if not all) woman have the custom to hear the shofar, just like a man. Where normally the synagogues are chock full on these days and services are rich in song and prayer, this year will make a mockery of the holiest days of the Jewish calendar. In many communities, the congregation said the blessings to themselves quietly, when the person blowing the shofar is making the blessings, but they finish their blessing before him so that they may answer "amen" to his blessing. The Rosh (Rosh Ha-shana 4:10) cites a similar position in the name of the Behag: So writes the Behag, that the reason why we recite the blessing, "lishmo'a kol shofar" rather than "litko'a be-shofar" or "al teki'at shofar, " the way we do for the Megilla, is because one fulfills his obligation through hearing the sound of the shofar, not through blowing the shofar.
Upon further examination, both approaches appear problematic in light of various halakhot relating to the mitzva of shofar. See Sifri Baha'alotcha, piska 76. The shofar is like a trumpet announcing the opening of the King's court of justice. The closer we get to the return of our King, the more intense these attacks will be.
They're expressions of our broken hearts from the suffering of galus. Pey—means to speak, mouth. THE FULFILLMENT OF THE MITZVA BY A DEAF PERSON.
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