Why no shofar on shabbat

As to your question, "How likely is it that a shofar will break? I fixed it after Rosh Hashanah by soaking it in boiling water until it softened, then repaired it and let it harden! Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim Study in Israel Explore Judaism Audio. Ask The Rabbi Ask! Search the Database. Possibly Related.

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Enter Search Phrase:. Weiss published an article in Bar-Ilan University's weekly Torah study pamphlet in which he cited Jewish sources implying that the shofar was blown on Rosh Hashanah when the holiday fell on Shabbat even after the destruction of the Temple.

Most of the worshipers at the Saturday services were ultra-Orthodox. Rabbi Zvi Idan, the first president of New Sanhedrin, attended. Texts Topics Community Donate. Log in Sign up. Site Language. Prefer to see German translations when available? Yes No. The Silent Shofar of Shabbat mr. You shall observe it as a day when the horn is sounded. Mishnah Rosh Hashanah Rava said: This explanation is difficult, for if the distinction between Shabbat and the rest of the week applies by Torah law, how does one sound the shofar on Shabbat in the Temple?

If it is prohibited to sound the shofar on Shabbat, it should be prohibited everywhere. And furthermore, there is an additional problem with this explanation: Although the Sages prohibited sounding a shofar and playing other musical instruments on Shabbat, by Torah law sounding a shofar is not a prohibited labor on Shabbat such that a verse is necessary to exclude it when Rosh HaShana occurs on Shabbat.

Rather, Rava said: By Torah law one is permitted to sound the shofar on Rosh HaShana even on Shabbat, and it was the Sages who decreed that it is prohibited. There is a traditional prohibition against carrying ritual items, or any objects for that matter, in or out of a home, synagogue, or other dwelling space on Shabbat. What are you going to do? This is the type of situation our ancient Sages hoped to avoid by prohibiting the shofar on a Rosh HaShanah that falls on Shabbat.

The Sages worried that, if the shofar was permitted on Shabbat, people might be tempted to violate Shabbat law by carrying a shofar from home to synagogue or vice-versa.

Rather than risk such a situation, they prohibited any shofar blowing on Shabbat. While this certainly changes the character of a Rosh HaShanah service, the good news is that, with Rosh HaShanah being a two-day holiday, there is always at least one day when the shofar is heard. Note: since , the Reform movement in America has permitted the sounding of the Shofar on Shabbat.

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