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Comments on Can a woman blow the shofar during Elul for herself? Can anyone?

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Can a woman blow the shofar during Elul for herself? Can anyone?

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Does a woman fulfill the obligation to hear the shofar during Elul if she blows it for herself, or is this one of the mitzvot where a man (must? should?) perform the action on behalf of others? For that matter, can anyone fulfill the obligation by personally blowing, or do you need to hear someone else?

I have learned, though I don't remember where, that hearing the shofar must be in person, not over the phone. I am wondering about the case where that is not possible, not due to illness (when I think I've learned you would be excused) but because there is no minyan. Can one "self-serve"? Including women?

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AA ‭ wrote over 4 years ago

Consider further a deaf person who blows but can't hear their own production. Does blowing for yourself do anything or is it just hearing someone blow that matters?

Lo Ani‭ wrote about 4 years ago

Note that there's no obligation to hear the shofar during Elul, so the halacha might be different by rosh hashanah.