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Chayei Adam - K’lal 140 - The Laws of the Shofar

or if the sound is restored to what it was, although the hole was plugged with a
different species. If however, the majority of the shofar was not intact, even if
both other criteria are fulfilled, meaning, that the original sound is restored and
the hole was sealed with a like species, nevertheless it is invalid as it has lost its
status of a shofar.

]13[ All of this is only if he didn’t remember about it until yom tov, in which
case it is forbidden to remove the plug, in which case the halacha is as if he didn’t
seal it, as above in siman 11, that it is valid. 41

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]14[ If the shofar was cracked along its length, some say that even if it is only
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a little bit cracked and even if he glued it together, it is nevertheless invalid. It is
worse than a hole in that there is room for the air to escape, which is not the case
with a crack, where the air cannot escape. Therefore, as he blows, the crack grows
longer, and anything that will crack is considered as if it is [already] cracked, and
everyone agrees that [a shofar which is] completely cracked is not kosher. If he
tied it tightly with a string so that the crack shouldn’t grow, it is valid, provided
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the sound isn’t modified by the string. Then, even if less than the minimum size
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of a shofar remains between the crack and his mouth, it is valid. However, there

םדו רשב
41. Removing a plug which is attached is refer to a shofar which was cracked along its
a violation of the prohibited act of destroying entire length in two separate places. Tosfos
a utensil. Therefore, it may not be removed on takes issue with his approach since this is a
Rosh Hashana. Before yom tov begins case of gluing pieces of a shofar together
אל
however, the shofar can be rectified by which the mishna lists separately, and
בל
removing it, rendering it completely kosher, therefore explains that the mishna refers to a
save for the poskim’s advice to avoid using a shofar that is cracked along its entire length,
shofar with a hole, as expressed above, siman and although it is still a single entity, it is not
11. called a shofar since it lost its form of a hollow
tube. This is however only true if the shofar is
גל
42. The mishna (Rosh Hashana 27a) completely cracked (or at least most of it since
teaches that a shofar which was cracked and the majority determines its status ) but a
דל
glued back together is posul. Rashi explains small crack will not invalidate the shofar.
that this is because it is like two shofars, (Rashba) Others however explain that one
indicating that he understands the mishna to may not use a shofar with even a small crack

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