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Shofar: Jewish Laws

The document discusses Jewish law regarding the shofar, which is blown on Rosh Hashanah. It provides historical context for the shofar's use and explains various rulings from Jewish texts on proper shofar materials, repairs, hearing the blasts, and exceptions for blowing the shofar on Shabbat. Rabbinic sources are cited that discuss the intent of hearing, valid versus invalid sounds, using a shofar for idolatry, and establishing the authority of...

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