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Chayei Adam - K’lal 141 - Laws of the Tekiahs & Berachos & Who is Obligated In Them

that] if the object were removed he would fall down, as this is not considered
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standing. Those who listen to the shofar should also stand. Nevertheless,
b’dieved, if one blew shofar while sitting, he fulfills his obligation, since even
regarding the omer, we hold that it is only a mitzva [to stand] but not absolutely
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requisite. The custom is to blow the shofar at the bimah out of honor for the
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congregation. He should blow [the shofar] on the right side [of his mouth]
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and turn it pointed upward, and not to the sides. The custom is to call out to the
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baal tokei’a word by word, even the first blast, so that he doesn’t make a
mistake.
]7[ Before blowing shofar, one must say “asher kidishanu b’mitzvosav v’tzivanu
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lishmo’a kol shofar” (Who commanded us to hear the sound of the shofar). He
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shouldn’t say “lishmo’a b’kol shofar” which implies to do its will, and he
shouldn’t say “v’tzivanu litko’a” (who commanded us to blow) because the Torah
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doesn’t say to blow, only [that it should be] “a day of blowing”. Furthermore, he
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must also blow a teruah. B’dieved, he fulfills his obligation with any of these.
He must also say shehecheyanu, and our custom is to recite shehecheyanu on the

םדו רשב
30. Maharil, Darkei Moshe. See Machatzis judgment which is initiated at the time the
Hashekel who maintains that although one shofar is blown. The Chayei Adam here
shouldn’t lean at all, if it is difficult for him to however writes that it is in honor of the tzibur.
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stand, he may lean in a way that he is not
really supported by the item he leans on. 33. The Darkei Moshe writes that one
should turn the shofar to the right because
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31. Magen Avraham “the Satan stands to his right” (Zechariah 3:1).
Additionally, the tefillin which are generally
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32. Although the Kol Bo writes that this worn on the left arm already protect our left
was in fact the custom on the first day of Rosh sides (Magen Avraham, Maharil, Mateh Efraim).
Hashana only, the Darkei Moshe writes that Although the consensus of most poskim is to
טי
גכ
we blow the shofar next to the bimah on both do so if possible, one who is unable to may
days. Many acharonim (Gra, Mishna Berura, blow shofar out of the left side of his mouth,
and others) explain that the reason is that the even if the shofar is also pointed towards the
merit of Torah should protect us at the time of left. (Mishna Berura)

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