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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? Fo...
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Lev
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2020-07-01T20:18:40Z (over 4 years ago)
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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manassehkatz
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2020-06-29T02:32:36Z (over 4 years ago)
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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Monica Cellio
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2020-06-29T02:01:41Z (over 4 years ago)
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?