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אורח חיים תקפ״הOrach Chayim 585

Siman 585 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 5 se'ifim

הלכות ראש השנהLaws of Rosh Hashanah· siman 585

Se’if 1א׳

צָרִיךְ לִתְקֹעַ מְעֻמָּד. הַגָּה: וְנוֹהֲגִין לִתְקֹעַ עַל הַבִּימָה בַּמָּקוֹם שֶׁקּוֹרִין.

One must blow standing. Rema: And it is our custom to blow on the bimah in the place where we read [Torah].

Se’if 2ב׳

קֹדֶם שֶׁיִּתְקַע יְבָרֵךְ: לִשְׁמֹעַ קוֹל שׁוֹפָר, וִיבָרֵךְ: שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ; הַגָּה: וְאֵין חִלּוּק בֵּין אִם יְבָרֵךְ לְעַצְמוֹ, אוֹ שֶׁכְּבָר יָצָא וּמְבָרֵךְ לְהוֹצִיא אֲחֵרִים, אֲפִלּוּ הָכֵי מְבָרֵךְ הַתּוֹקֵעַ שְׁתֵּי בְּרָכוֹת הַנִּזְכָּרוֹת (בֵּית יוֹסֵף וּתְרוּמַת הַדֶּשֶׁן); וְיִתְקַע תַּשְׁרַ"ת ג' פְּעָמִים, וְתַשַׁ"ת ג' פְּעָמִים, וְתַרַ"ת ג' פְּעָמִים; הַגָּה: וְטוֹב לִתְקֹעַ בְּצַד יָמִין, אִם אֶפְשָׁר לִתְקֹעַ בְּכָךְ (מִנְהָגִים), וְכֵן יַהֲפֹךְ הַשּׁוֹפָר לְמַעְלָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: עָלָה אֱלֹהִים בִּתְרוּעָה (תְּהִלִּים מז, ו') (רוֹקֵחַ וּמַהֲרִי"ל).

Before one blows one makes the blessing "to hear the sound of the shofar" and makes the blessing "shehecheyanu." Rema: And there is no distinction between blessing for oneself or if one has already fulfilled [the obligation of blessing] and blesses to fulfill the obligation of others. Either way, the one blowing makes the two aforementioned blessings (based on Beit Yosef and Trumat HaDeshen). And one blows Tekiyah Shevarim Truah Tekiyah three times; and Tekiyah Shevarim Tekiyah three times; and Tekiyah Truah Tekiyah three times. Rema: And it's best to blow on the right side if possible to blow this way (Minhagim). And also to direct the shofar upwards as it is said "Raise up G-d with the shofar" (Rokeach and Maharil).

Se’if 3ג׳

אִם הִתְחִיל לִתְקֹעַ וְלֹא יָכוֹל לְהַשְׁלִים, יַשְׁלִים אַחֵר וַאֲפִלּוּ ג' אוֹ ד'; וְדַי בַּבְּרָכָה שֶׁבֵּרַךְ הָרִאשׁוֹן, וְהוּא שֶׁיִּהְיוּ שָׁם הַתּוֹקְעִים הָאַחֲרוֹנִים בִּשְׁעַת בְּרָכָה; וַאֲפִלּוּ אִם בֵּרַךְ וְלֹא יָכוֹל לִתְקֹעַ כְּלָל, הַשֵּׁנִי תּוֹקֵעַ בְּלֹא בְּרָכָה וְלֹא הַוְיָא בְּרָכָה לְבַטָּלָה.

If he starts the blowing and is unable to finish, somebody else should finish. Even if there are three or four, the first's blessing is sufficient. This assumes that the latter blowers are there when the blessing is made. Even if the one who blesses is unable to blow at all, the second blower should blow with no blessing, and the first's will not be a wasted blessing.

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

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