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Chayei Adam - K’lal 142 - The Order of the Tekiahs

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]9[ Therefore, some poskim hold that in the set of tekiah-shevarim-teruah-
tekiah, since we count the shevarim-teruah as a teruah, accordingly one must
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blow them in a single breath, and if he paused in the middle he doesn’t fulfill his
obligation. However, Rabeinu Tam maintains that people don’t moan and cry in a
single breath. Therefore, although the shevarim-teruah of tekiah-shevarim-teruah-
tekiah is a single teruah, nevertheless, l’chatchila, one should blow them in two
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breaths. Some say that according to Rabeinu Tam, if he blew them in a single

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[or less] is kosher, this is according to R’ city of Magentza, one year the baal tokei’a
Yehuda when blowing a tekiah and teruah, only blew two shevarim in the third set of
since they are two separate sounds, but in a tekiah-shevarim-teruah-tekiah and he was
single sound, it is posul if he breaks even as instructed to start over, blowing three full sets
long as a breath. of tekiah-shevarim-teruah-tekiah. The Raavan
See previous note regarding shevarim which disagreed and claimed that they blew extra
are not blown in a single breath, that they are blasts of the shofar unnecessarily, which is
not valid. Although the Tur and Shulchan rabbinically prohibited. Rather, they only need
Aruch (590:4) codify this as halacha, the Taz to blow one set of tekiah-shevarim-teruah
and Magen Avraham contend that this is not tekiah. The Rosh disagreed with this as well,
necessarily so: Later, the Shulchan Aruch and that since the shevarim and teruah sounds
(590:7) writes that if one only blew two are all part of this set, it is not considered a
shevarim (of tekiah-shevarim-teruah-tekiah) different sound and he need not begin again.
and then started blowing teruahs, he may The Rabeinu Yoel further contends that if he
insert another shever and then continue, didn’t complete the interrupting teruah, he
implying that pausing in the middle of the can simply add the missing shever. Based on
shevarim or teruahs is not considered a all of this, the Shulchan Aruch rules that if after
sufficient interruption to invalidate the set. blowing two shevarim, one began sounding
Although the Taz disagrees with this ruling the teruah, he should simply add the missing
and writes that he should blow the set again, shever, and the Taz and Magen Avraham
he concludes that a silent pause between understand this to mean that one can indeed
shevarim (or between teruahs) is not enough break up the shevarim. The Gra however
to invalidate them. The Kneses HaGedolah explains that the Shulchan Aruch’s ruling is
disagrees, and the Elya Raba, Chayei Adam, simply in line with the Raavan in that he need
and Mishna Berura rule accordingly, that one not blow the preceding tekiah again.
may not pause between shevarim. In his note above, the Chayei Adam fends
Still, the Shulchan Aruch’s ruling there, must off another suggested proof that one may
be understood: The Rosh reports that in the pause between shevarim: The gemara (Succah

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