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Chayei Adam - K’lal 139 - The Laws of Rosh Hashana Night & Rosh Hashana Tefilos

]9[ Even if one doesn’t have a shofar, he can still daven musaf because the
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berachos and the blasts [of the shofar] are not necessary for each other. Even if
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he has a shofar, if he davened [musaf] before blowing it, he fulfills his obligation.

]10[ A person who lives in a small village and cannot travel to a place where
there is a minyan, should be careful to try to daven Shacharis at the same time as
the tzibur davens in the cities, for although Hashem judges the world every day
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during the first three hours of the day, that is only a judgment for that particular
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day. On Rosh Hashana however, Hashem’s judgment is for the entire year and
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sometimes for several years. Therefore, since it is a day of judgement, and he is
davening alone, maybe Heaven will examine his case on its own, and then, who
could stand a chance? However, [if he davens] at the same time as the tzibur, his
prayers will be accepted together with those of the tzibur. Therefore, he should
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be careful not to daven musaf by himself during the first three hours [of the
day] because then is a time of judgment and although some places are still saying
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piyutim [of Shacharis] this is not [considered] praying with the tzibur.
Furthermore, [davening] musaf at the same time as the tzibur’s shacharis, is not

םדו רשב
Avraham). On Shabbos, however, one should understands that only during the third hour it
end before chatzos (Magen Avraham, Mishna is a problem, the Tur and Shulchan Aruch
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Berura). write that the problem exists for the duration
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of all three hours. Practically speaking, this
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59. Although if one does not know how time period ends at the same time as the
to blow a full set (tekiah, teruah, tekiah), or latest time to say krias shema.
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only knows two of the three middle berachos
of musaf, he should not blow or daven at all 62. The gemara (Avodah Zara 4b) tells us
(Rosh Hashana 34b), one may blow shofar that Hashem judges the world during the first
without davening musaf, or daven, including three hours of the day, and therefore, warns
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the chazan’s repetition, without blowing that a person should not daven musaf on Rosh
shofar. (Ran) Hashana privately, since it is a time when the
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midas ha’din is more prominent and he lacks
ומ
60. Rosh Hashana 33b the protection and measure of mercy afforded
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by davening with a tzibur. One may however
61. Although Tosfos (Avodah Azara 4b) daven shacharis during this time since

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