By Popular Demand: Since there will unfortunately be many people forced to pray Rosh Hashanah prayers alone at home, the Halacha is that one should recite all prayers, as usual, obviously besides for the Chazzan’s repetition of the Amida prayer. Such individuals are also obligated to her Shofar blowing. If one knows how to blow…
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Rosh Hashana- The Power of Shofar
We find an allusion to the Misva of Shofar in Parashat Nisavim, where the Torah warns, Pen Yesh Bachem Shoresh Poreh Rosh Velaana Lest there is among you a root of evil of rebellion (Debarim 29:17). The first letters of the phrase, Shoresh Poreh Rosh Velaana are Shin, Peh, Resh and Vav the…
“Fortunate is the Nation Which Knows the Shofar Blasts”
The Midrash Rabba (Parashat Emor Chapter 29, Section 4) states regarding the verse, “Fortunate is the nation which knows the Shofar blasts”: “Rabbi Yoshiya said: Do the nations of the world not know how to blow? They have so many horns and so many trumpets! Rather, ‘The nation which knows the Shofar blasts,’ refers to…
Blowing the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah
It is a positive Torah commandment to hear the Shofar blasts on the day of Rosh Hashanah, as the verse states, “It shall be a day of [Shofar] blasts for you.” One may not speak between the various sets of Shofar blasts and certainly not during the blasts themselves. The Poskim disagree regarding whether or…
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